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Welcome to the Wales WikiProject. We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to Wales.

• The goal of this WikiProject is to provide complete coverage on subjects related to Wales, by creating, expanding, and maintaining articles on people, places, and things resident or native to Wales.

• This project proposes to work with all pages related to Wales, its history, geography, and people. These should all be included in the Category:Wales or one of its subcategories.

We shall try to follow the Wikipedia:Manual of Style for our articles.

All members should always feel free to patrol the recent changes list to note improvements, other changes, or vandalism of articles within the scope of this project.

The Wikipedia:The Great Britain/Ireland Destubathon is planned for March 2020, a contest/editathon to eliminate as many stubs as possible from all counties. Amazon vouchers/book prizes are planned. £50 available for the most Wales destubs. Sign up on page if interested in participating; hope this will prove to be good fun and productive. Tony Holkham (Talk) 00:02, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2024-09-28 Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Other lists Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon/Missing article hotlist Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon/Missing articles Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Missing articles by nationality/Wales List of country houses in the United Kingdom#Wales National List of Welsh-medium schools List of Welsh-medium nurseries (e.g in a similar format to Lists of schools in Wales) Welsh national identity e.g Scottish national identity Political history of Wales 1974 United Kingdom general election in Wales Country houses in Wales Heneb Women: National Wikipedia:GLAM/Guiness & Women's Six Nations#Wales_squad - 16 female national rugby players not done (as of 23 April 2021) Welsh women mathematicians‎ Welsh women scientists‎ Women in Wales Communities Aberdare West - see below; beta reader required Aberaman South Baglan Moors Clyne and Melincourt Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Grovesend and Waungron Gwehelog Fawr Llandissilio West Llanfihangel Cwmdu with Bwlch and Cathedine Mountain Ash West - adopted; WIP Ninquelosse (talk) 00:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC) Risca East Risca West Three Crosses, Swansea (also a settlement) Trewalchmai Upper Killay (also a settlement) Castles Caerleon Castle [Wikidata], Newport (Grade II*) (the Castle ruins now form the structure of the Hanbury Arms public house but more is needed on that article regarding the Castle itself St Clears Castle [Wikidata], Carmarthenshire (scheduled monument) Churches St Eilian's Church, Llaneilian [cy], Anglesey (Grade I) (currently a redirect) St Mary's Church, Caerhun, Conwy (Grade I) St Mary's Church, Pennard [de], Swansea (Grade II) (currently a redirect) St Meugan's Church, Llanrhudd [cy], Denbighshire (Grade I) From List of former cathedrals in Great Britain § Wales: Church of St Kentigern and St Asa [Wikidata], St Asaph, Denbighshire (Grade II*) Kingdom Rheinwg [Wikidata] Ynys Teithi Hen [Wikidata] (mythical welsh kingdom that sank into the sea) (different from Cantre'r Gwaelod) Other Peniarth, Gwynedd [Wikidata] (Grade II*) Tairgwaith [Wikidata], Neath Port Talbot Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Copyedit : Communities Aberdare West - could I get a review of my draft for this requested page, currently in my sandbox at Aberdare West/Llwydcoed. The local government situation and boundary-lines are quite complicated; I am not an expert, but I think I've untangled it, based on looking at the legislation but also at wiki sources (which I know you are not supposed to do). A second opinion would be appreciated before I publish it, especially from someone local to the area and familiar with the politics, an expert on Welsh local government - or someone who just wants to fact-check my logic and see if you reach the same conclusions as I did based on the available evidence. FYI, I intend to put the communities of Aberdare West and Llwydcoed, and the electoral ward of Aberdare West/Llwydcoed on the same page, under the electoral ward, in order to make clear the difference between them; and redirect any links to Aberdare West to the Aberdare West/Llwydcoed page. This seems more elegant, less stubby/repetitive, and more explanatory than keeping them separate. Will continue researching, and will publish in a few weeks if help not found; if you come across this message, I haven't ever posted it, and a lot of time has passed, please take and use the work Ninquelosse (talk) 00:10, 6 November 2020 (UTC) @Ninquelosse: wouldn't it be better to have the article at the community's name namely "Aberdare West" if the community and ward don't have separate articles? since communities tend to be stable far longer while wards are frequently abolished etc and we tend to organize hierarchy by community not ward. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:37, 22 November 2020 (UTC) @Crouch, Swale: - possibly? I don't know, it's a bit of a nightmare. There are wiki lists and categories of both the communities and wards, and the fundamental problem this page has is that for most of Wales, the community and the wards line up nice and neatly, and for this one it doesn't. I don't know if the community or ward ought to take priority. I welcome somebody taking the draft I've made out of my sandbox, polishing and publishing it however they feel is best; I feel out of my depth, both in terms of my knowledge of Welsh local government, and good wiki etiquette. Ninquelosse (talk) 22:01, 26 November 2020 (UTC) Then create separate articles for both, the ward shouldn't have priority over the community. Crouch, Swale (talk) 22:05, 26 November 2020 (UTC) @Ninquelosse: To throw in my tuppence worth, I agree the community takes precedence. I've been guilty in the past of creating articles about electoral wards that are non-notable. This seems to be a non-notable ward. When I created Aberdare East I looked at the options of creating a ward article and couldn't find anything to mark out Aberdare West/Llwydcoed as anything other than a run-of-the-mill political division, without any news coverage or attention about the ward. Sionk (talk) 13:00, 21 February 2021 (UTC) I've created a Aberdare West article, it being a populated place. Sionk (talk) 15:44, 22 January 2023 (UTC) Expand : Blaenavon Ironworks is a very poor page considering its importance Welsh Centre for International Affairs – in need of much more detail about its work, given it has been around since 1973. The page currently only gives a basic mission statement. Considering it had a budget of £1.2m in 2017 there must be lots to discuss about its work. Draft:Foreign relations of Wales - needs development Draft:Rail transport in Wales Wales in the World Wars - needs expansion Expand Wales stubs'. Politics of Wales - First Minister for Wales - Rhodri Morgan - Offa's Dyke - Welsh Not - Kelly Jones - Tim Vincent - Senedd - Bangor, Wales - Snowdonia National Park - Carmarthen Bay - Cawl - Celtic Congress - Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Tessie O'Shea - Edwina Hart - Scouting in Clwyd - Catatonia (band) - Lower Swansea valley - River Cynon -Tourism in Wales - Llanelly House – Book of Aneirin Wikify : Add the {{WikiProject Wales}} banner to all articles which fall within the scope of this project. Also, assess the article if possible.

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Did you know

• 28 Nov 2024 – Bitcoin buried in Newport landfill (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c); see discussion
• 18 Nov 2024 – William C. Roberts (pastor) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 14 Dec 2024 – Kevin Thomas (darts player) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ItsKesha (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
• 12 Dec 2024 – Creative Lives (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Jdcooper (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
• 07 Dec 2024 – Pendragon Press (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by SolxrgashiUnited (t · c) was closed as delete by ComplexRational (t · c) on 14 Dec 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
• 04 Dec 2024 – Single Parents Wellbeing (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Lord Bolingbroke (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 11 Dec 2024; see discussion (2 participants)

Categories for discussion

• 22 Nov 2024 – Category:Alumni of Coleg Cambria (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion

Featured article candidates

• 02 Nov 2024 – History of infant schools in Great Britain (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Llewee (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 21 Nov 2024 – Nannau, Wales (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Cltjames (t · c); start discussion
• 18 Nov 2024 – William C. Roberts (pastor) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Oct 2024 – John Morgan, 6th Baron Tredegar (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Mac Edmunds (t · c); start discussion
• 20 Sep 2024 – History of education in Wales (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Llewee (t · c); see discussion

Good topic candidates

• 25 Nov 2024 – Melangell (talk · edit · hist) was GT nominated by Sawyer777 (t · c); see discussion
  The topic includes: St Melangell's Church, Historia Divae Monacellae

Featured article reviews

• 20 Feb 2024 – Edward I of England (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by JimKillock (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

• 13 Dec 2024 – History of education in Wales (1701–1870) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Llewee (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 14 Dec 2024 – Cymru Terrane (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Cymru terrane by Dicklyon (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Dec 2024 – Medr (Wales) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Medr by Rafts of Calm (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Dec 2024 – Welsh hip hop (talk · edit · hist) move request to Welsh hip-hop by SilverLocust (t · c) was moved to Welsh hip-hop (talk · edit · hist); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 30 Nov 2024 – Draft:Carmarthen Bay Ferries Community Interest Company (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Pancakefarm (t · c)

Articles/lists on Wales-related subjects, not necessarily improved to Featured Status by this WikiProject

Wales national rugby union team · List of county courts in England and Wales · List of former county courts in Wales

Talyllyn Railway

Cefnllys Castle · King Arthur · Slate industry in Wales

Castell Coch · Monnow Bridge · St Donat's Castle · Grade I listed buildings in Monmouthshire · Grade II* listed buildings in Monmouthshire · Registered historic parks and gardens in Monmouthshire · Grade I listed buildings in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Alfred Russel Wallace · Arthur Gould (rugby union) · Asser · L. D. Reynolds · Rhys ap Gruffydd · Sasha (DJ) · Tom Pryce · William Cragh · Russell T Davies

The following articles are in review as Featured article candidates: The following articles are currently undergoing a Peer Review:

The following articles have either been recognised as good articles or are currently under review for good article status:

Agriculture, food and drink

Art and architecture

Hilston Park · Parc Cwm long cairn · Penrhyn Castle · Powis Castle · Rhyl Pier · Senedd building · St Melangell's Church, Pennant Melangell · Timothy Everest · Wales Millennium Centre

Anglesey churches: Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch · St Beuno, Aberffraw · St Beuno, Trefdraeth · St Ceidio, Rhodogeidio · St Cristiolus, Llangristiolus · St Cwyllog, Llangwyllog · St Edern, Bodedern · St Eleth, Amlwch · St Eugrad, Llaneugrad· St Fflewin, Llanfflewin · St Gallgo, Llanallgo · St Gwenllwyfo, Llanwenllwyfo (new church) · St Gwenllwyfo, Llanwenllwyfo (old church) · St Iestyn, Llaniestyn · St Llibio, Llanllibio · St Mary, Bodewryd · St Mary, Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf · St Mary, Pentraeth · St Mary, Rhodogeidio · St Mary, Tal-y-llyn · St Nidan, Llanidan (new church) · St Nidan, Llanidan (old church) · St Pabo, Llanbabo · St Peirio, Rhosbeirio · St Peulan, Llanbeulan · St Tworg, Bodwrog · St Tyfrydog, Llandyfrydog

Biology and nature

Thomas Pennant · Welsh Springer Spaniel · Sealyham Terrier

Engineering and technology

A4232 road · Anglesey Central Railway · Barry Docks · Ebbw Valley Railway · Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal · Neath and Tennant Canal · Old Bridge, Pontypridd · Pont-y-Cafnau

Film and Television

Adrift (Torchwood) · Rakie Ayola · Gethin Jones · Meat (Torchwood) · Jonathan Pryce · Michael Sheen · Something Borrowed (Torchwood) · To the Last Man (Torchwood) · Rhys Williams (Torchwood)

Geography and places

Aberdaron · Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Cwm, Llanrothal · Flat Holm · Llanishen Reservoir · Llantwit Major · Milford Haven · Pembrokeshire · Penmon · Snowdon · Wales

History

King Arthur · House of Plantagenet · Sibyl de Neufmarché · Cymmer Colliery explosion · George Insole · James Harvey Insole

War and military

Beaumaris Castle · Caernarfon Castle · Caernarfon town walls · Caerphilly Castle · Cardiff Castle · Conwy Castle · Conwy town walls · Criccieth Castle · Dolbadarn Castle · Dolwyddelan Castle · Harlech Castle · Hay Castle · Raglan Castle

Language and literature

Hilda Vaughan · Y Gododdin · Dylan Thomas · Charles Wilkins (writer) · The Red Dragon (magazine)

Mathematics

Music

Bullet for My Valentine · (Drawing) Rings Around the World · Huw Edwards (conductor) · Golden Retriever · The Holy Bible (album) · Hello Sunshine (Super Furry Animals song) · It's Not the End of the World? · Juxtapozed with U · Mwng · Phantom Phorce · Phantom Power · Guto Puw · Rings Around the World · Slow Life

Philosophy and Religion

Caffo · Melangell · Nidan

Physics

Brian Josephson

Social sciences and society

Education

Herbert Armitage James · Monmouth School · Curriculum for Wales (2022–present)

Culture, sociology and psychology

Economics and business

Politics and government

David Watts Morgan

Sports and recreation

Norman Biggs · Kyle Critchell · Andrew Crofts (footballer) · Fred Dyer · Ched Evans · Billy Geen · Arthur Gould (rugby player) · Barry John · Alex Lawless· Levi Mackin · John McFall (athlete) · Millennium Stadium

Please feel free to list your new Wales-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Additionally, any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Page. Also, please make sure that every new article created is placed into one of the Wales categories.

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• St Iestyn's Church, Llaniestyn, Gwynedd September 2024
• St Mary's Abbey ruins, Bardsey Island September 2024
• St Mary's Church, Caerhun September 2024
• St Benedict's Church, Gyffin September 2024
• Church of St Nefydd and St Mary, Llannefydd September 2024
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• St Cynog's Church, Defynnog September 2024
• St Bilo's Church, Llanfilo September 2024
• St Matthew's Church, Llandefalle September 2024
• St David's Church, Llanddew September 2024
• Henblas, Llanasa September 2024
• Golden Grove, Flintshire September 2024
• Pentrehobyn September 2024
• Monaughty House September 2024
• Bryndraenog September 2024
• Halghton Hall September 2024
• Pont Fawr August 2024 over a Redirect
• Bulkeley Hotel‎ August 2024
• Eastington Manor Tower August 2024
• West Tarr Mediaeval House August 2024
• Whitewell Ruins August 2024
• Church Street, Wrexham August 2024
• Porth-Mawr Gatehouse August 2024
• Scethrog Tower August 2024
• Capel Peniel August 2024
• Shadow Cabinet of Nick Bourne July 2024
• Co-operation between the Green Party and Plaid Cymru July 2024
• List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2024–present) July 2024
• Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency) June 2024
• Grove Road, Wrexham June 2024
• Grosvenor Road, Wrexham June 2024
• Gwent County History June 2024
• Fairy Road, Wrexham May 2024
• Salisbury Park Conservation Area‎ May 2024
• Old Gwernyfed May 2024
• Harpton Court May 2024
• Welsh Government roads review May 2024
• Andrew Pettigrew (landscape gardener) March 2024
• Welsh National and Universal Mining Disaster Memorial Garden March 2024
• Registered historic parks and gardens in Blaenau Gwent March 2024
• Registered historic parks and gardens in Cardiff March 2024
• Plas Machen March 2024
• Listed buildings in Llanelli March 2024
• Charles Street, Wrexham February 2024
• Chester Street, Wrexham February 2024
• Grade II listed buildings in Wrexham County Borough (+ 25 sub-lists) February 2024
• Monument to Sir Briggs February 2024
• Church of St Basil, Bassaleg February 2024
• Church of St Mary Magdalene, Goldcliff February 2024
• Saith Seren February 2024
• Registered historic parks and gardens in Denbighshire February 2024
• Biblins Bridge January 2024
• 2 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham January 2024
• Pant-yr-Ochain January 2024
• Grosvenor Lodge, Wrexham January 2024
• National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales January 2024
• Trefnydd of the Senedd January 2024
• Minister for Climate Change (Wales) January 2024
• Deputy Minister for Social Services January 2024
• Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism January 2024
• Deputy Minister for Social Partnership January 2024
• Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing January 2024
• Minister for Social Justice (Wales) January 2024
• West Wales and the Valleys January 2024
• Deputy Minister for Climate Change January 2024
• Minister for the Constitution (Wales) January 2024
• Minister for Rural Affairs (Wales) January 2024
• Minister for North Wales January 2024
• Chief Whip (Wales) January 2024
• Children's Laureate Wales December 2023
• Bardd Plant Cymru December 2023
• Croesnewydd Hall December 2023
• Wrexham Cemetery December 2023
• Wrexham and East Denbighshire War Memorial Hospital November 2023
• Grove Park School, Wrexham November 2023
• Coal tips in Wales November 2023
• Celtic rainforests in Wales November 2023
• Menter Môn November 2023
• Arfor November 2023
• Commission for Tertiary Education and Research November 2023
• Ynni Cymru November 2023
• Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies October 2023
• Wrexham Police Station (1973–2020) October 2023
• North East Wales National Park (to be named) October 2023
• Tollgate House, Mitchel Troy October 2023
• Senedd Reform Bill September 2023
• 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement September 2023
• St Philip's Church, Caerdeon September 2023
• Waterworld, Wrexham August 2023
• Maes Manor August 2023
• Bus transport in Wales August 2023
• The Hotel Portmeirion August 2023
• Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Ceredigion Preseli (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Clwyd East (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Clwyd North (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Mid and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Neath and Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Rhondda and Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency) July 2023
• Brymbo Fossil Forest July 2023
• List of buildings and structures in Portmeirion July 2023
• Horse and Jockey, Wrexham July 2023
• Island Green July 2023
• School of Creative Arts, Wrexham July 2023
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, Wrexham July 2023
• Queen's Square, Wrexham July 2023
• Nags Head, Wrexham July 2023
• Soames Brewery Chimney July 2023
• Abbotsfield, Wrexham July 2023
• The Talbot, Wrexham July 2023
• Feathers Hotel, Wrexham July 2023
• William George (solicitor) June 2023
• The Grove (Pembrokeshire hotel) June 2023
• HMS Harrier (shore establishment) June 2023
• The North and South Wales Bank, Wrexham May 2023
• Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham May 2023
• Old Library, Wrexham May 2023
• Wrexham Library May 2023
• Wrexham Guildhall May 2023
• Butcher's Market, Wrexham May 2023
• Central Arcade, Wrexham May 2023
• General Market, Wrexham May 2023
• Overton Arcade May 2023
• Elephant and Castle, Wrexham May 2023 (revived)
• Ynyshir (restaurant) March 2023
• Home (Penarth restaurant) March 2023
• Morus Elfryn March 2023
• List of Welsh medical pioneers February 2023
• Llyn Cerrig Bach Plaque February 2023
• Capel Garmon Firedog February 2023
• List of Nuttall mountains in Wales February 2023
• List of highest mountains in Wales February 2023
• List of Welsh breeds February 2023
• Registered historic parks and gardens in Monmouthshire February 2023
• Dog Stone, Mynydd Varteg February 2023
• Bailey Park, Abergavenny February 2023
• North Wales Medical School January 2023
• List of cathedrals in Wales January 2023
• Llanllyfni lunula January 2023
• List of invasive non-native species in England and Wales January 2023
• Proposed return of artefacts to WalesJanuary 2023
• Commission on Justice in WalesJanuary 2023
• Third Menai Crossing January 2023
• Perth-hir House January 2023
• St Cenedlon's Church, Rockfield January 2023
• Asian Welsh people December 2022
• Welsh Historic Gardens Trust December 2022
• Irreligion in Wales December 2022
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• Capel Eidalwyr November 2022
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• Dic Siôn Dafydd November 2022
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• Alban Square, Aberaeron October 2022
• Newbridge Lodge October 2022
• List of Welsh architects October 2022
• Buildings associated with Owain Glyndŵr October 2022
• Welsh bow October 2022

• ... that the day before the 1969 investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales, two protestors were killed when their homemade bomb exploded prematurely?

• ... that Manon Antoniazzi (pictured) gave Welsh lessons to Prince William, the son of the Prince of Wales?
• ... that Llanrumney Hall has been a stately home, a remand centre, and a pub?
• ... that Welsh boxer Fred Dyer would entertain spectators by singing and playing the ukulele after a boxing match?"

• ... that the oldest working theatre in Wales is said to be the Savoy Theatre (pictured) in Monmouth?
• ... that a gravestone in St Mary's Priory Church in Monmouth says "Here lies John Renie" in 46,000 different ways?
• ... that the Monmouthshire Show was started after John Rolls and the Duke of Beaufort agreed to find £30 in 1857?
• ... that a parishioner at the Methodist Church in Monmouth said she would buy an organ if the minister ever filled the church?
• ... that Monmouth had one of the highest proportions of Catholics in Wales 20 years before St Mary's Roman Catholic Church was built in 1793?
• ... that Welsh artist Shani Rhys James was the only living artist to be featured in any of the BBC TV series 'Rolf on Art'?
• ... that Welsh artist Alfred Janes was part of The Kardomah Gang, which included poet Dylan Thomas?
• ... that the cantref of Arwystli was at the center of a dispute, which involved Llywelyn the Last and Edward I of England and escalated tensions between the Principality of Wales and the English crown?
• ... that the 74,500 capacity Millennium Stadium (pictured), Cardiff, "an icon of the modern Wales", is wholly owned by the Welsh Rugby Union, one of the governing bodies of sports in Wales?

• ... that a new porch at St Matthew's Church, Buckley, Flintshire, Wales, (pictured) was paid for by the vicar's wife with money made from publishing letters to her from John Ruskin?

• ... that the poet R. S. Thomas was rector of St Michael's Church, Manafon, (pictured) in Powys, Wales between 1942 and 1954?

• ...that the first patron of St Mary's Church, Mold (pictured) was Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII?
• ... that St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden, Wales, contains monuments to W. E. Gladstone, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and his family?

• ... that Saint Afan's Church, Llanafan (pictured), near Aberystwyth, Wales, was originally founded by Saint Afan in the 6th century?

• ... that Richard Summers, Edward Peake, Godfrey Darbishire and Richard Williams were all single cap Wales rugby union players after the team (pictured) was humiliated by England in its first international match?
• ... that Evan Vaughan Anwyl has proven patrilineal descent back to Owain Gwynedd, who claimed to be King of Wales?
• ... that the Welsh priest Wallis Thomas led church services long after his 90th birthday and was described as the oldest working priest in Britain?

• ... that Herbert Armitage James (pictured), who was headmaster of Rugby School for 14 years, had one of the best stamp collections in England?
• ... that a copy of Diana, Princess of Wales' wedding dress, made by David Emanuel, sold at auction in 2005 for £100,000, twice the original estimate?

• ... that Parkmill in Gower, South Wales, is now the home of La Charrette, the smallest cinema in Wales (pictured)?
• ... that David Powel compiled and published the first printed history of Wales in 1584, which popularized the legend that Prince Madoc discovered America in about 1170?
• ... that it took over 50 years to complete the foundation of Jesus College, Oxford, as one Principal lost the draft statutes and the next one kept the replacement copy in his study for several years?
• ... that the Welsh inventor Edwin Stevens devised the world's first wearable electronic hearing aid?

• ... that Welsh politician David Lloyd George (pictured) said that he would prize no honour more highly than his Honorary Fellowship of Jesus College, Oxford?
• ... that William David Davies was the first Welsh non-conformist to obtain a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of Oxford?
• ... that Gwilym Davies was the first person to broadcast in Welsh, on Saint David's Day in 1923?

• ... that the Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc, a gold ornament (pictured) discovered at Cwmystwyth, is over 4,000 years old, making it the earliest gold artifact discovered in Wales?
• ... that the Sunday Closing Act of 1881, which restricted the opening of public houses in Wales, was the first legislation for over three centuries to recognise that country as distinct from England?

• ... that Thomas Johnes planted three million trees to make his Hafod Uchtryd estate (pictured) picturesque?
• ... that William Wroth founded the first independent chapel in Wales in 1639, after he refused to obey King Charles' instruction to allow sports to be played on Sundays?

• ... that in 2000, an ammonia discharge into a tributary of the River Clun (pictured) in Wales killed its entire population of European bullhead?
• ... that Sir Trevor Williams of Llangybi in Wales changed sides between Royalists and Parliamentarians four times in the English Civil War, before being imprisoned for the crime of scandalum magnatum?
• ... that Trawsgoed Estate, owned by the Vaughan family since the year 1200, was home to the second largest lead mine in Britain?
• ... that jazz pianist Geoff Eales played the French Horn with the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and piano with the BBC Big Band ?

• ... that according to local tradition, on Midsummer's Eve the capstone of the Neolithic St Lythans burial chamber (pictured) in Wales spins round three times, then all the stones bathe in a nearby river?
• ... that the parish church at Penterry stands isolated in a field near Chepstow in Wales, with a nearby plague pit thought to hold the remains of many villagers who perished in the Black Death?
• ... that by the time the Wye Valley Railway opened in 1876, a Welsh wireworks it was intended to serve had already closed down?
• ... that the National Youth Orchestra of Wales founded in 1945, has the distinction of being the first national youth orchestra in the world and is Europe's longest-standing national youth orchestra?

• ... that the parish church of St. Mary in Chepstow, Wales, was founded as a Benedictine priory in 1072 and retains its original Norman doorway (pictured)?
• ... that Stereo Type, by the Welsh composer Guto Puw, was written for the combination of amplified typewriters and tape and was premiered in a shopping centre in Bangor, Gwynedd?
• ... that the military theories of the 18th-century Welsh soldier Henry Lloyd were studied by George Washington and George S. Patton?
• ... that William Thomas Havard, who was bishop of two Welsh dioceses (St Asaph, then St David's), once represented Wales in an international rugby union match?
• ... that the endowment by Edmund Meyrick, a Welsh cleric and philanthropist who died in 1713, is still awarding scholarships to students at Jesus College, Oxford in England after nearly three centuries?
• ... that Welsh lawyer Edward Wynne was, in 1714, the first landowner to grow turnips on Anglesey?
• ... that attempts to merge Cardiff Rugby Football Club and Cardiff Cricket Club to form Cardiff Athletic Club began as early as 1892, but were unsuccessful until 1922?
• ... that the Welsh Tractarian priest John David Jenkins, known as the "Rail men's Apostle", became President of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants?
• ... that legend has it that anyone who spends a night at Tinkinswood on the evenings before May Day, St John's Day (23 June), or Midwinter Day would either die, go mad, or become a poet?
• ... that the Welshmen Edward Edwards, Griffith Griffith, Owen Owen, Richard Richards, Robert Roberts and Thomas Thomas (and his son Thomas Thomas) were all educated at Jesus College, Oxford?
• ... that the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust's income comes from a levy that is paid on every ticket that is purchased for public events at the Millennium Stadium in Wales?
• ... that when Teddy Morgan led Wales in their national anthem before the 1905 rugby union match, it was the first time a national anthem had been sung before a sporting event?
• ... that according to legend, water from a holy well in Penrhys, Wales can be used to cure rheumatism and poor eyesight?
• ... that it took William Edwards four attempts to build the Old Bridge at Pontypridd in Wales?

• ... that Christ Church, Rossett, Wrexham County Borough, Wales (pictured), was designed in 1886 but not built until 1891–92?
• ... that the Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport was the first building in Wales designed by Richard Rogers?
• ... that there is no evidence that the 13th-century Morgraig Castle in Wales was ever completed or occupied?
• ... that Carl Llewellyn has won the Whitbread / Bet365 Gold Cup both as a jockey and as a trainer?
• ... that for music concerts held at the Millennium Stadium, 12 drapes can vary the audience size from over 73,000 down to between 12,000 and 46,000, depending on where they are hung?

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• I'd like to nominate Silyn Roberts – a notable person, with lots left to say about him. Deb 12:40, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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• House of Aberffraw article recently amended by myself, although now a House of Aberffraw talk with an issue that needs a 3rd person opinion. Please enter the conversation as a peer review to assess my changes to the article. Also an issue with the King of Wales (Talk King of Wales & Talk:King of Wales#Consistency with other articles) which was also updated but subsequently deleted, the conversation involves @Richard Keatinge: Cltjames (talk) 05:39, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  Will reply on the article Talkpage. KJP1 (talk) 05:58, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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