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The Wye Valley National Landscape (formerly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Welsh: Dyffryn Gwy) is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. The River Wye ( Welsh: Afon Gwy) is the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom. The upper part passes through Rhayader, Builth Wells and Hay ...
The England–Wales border, sometimes referred to as the Wales–England border or the Anglo-Welsh border, runs for 160 miles (260 km) [ 1] from the Dee estuary, in the north, to the Severn estuary in the south, separating England and Wales. [ 2][ 3] It has followed broadly the same line since the 8th century, and in part that of Offa's Dyke ...
Temperate. References. [ 1][ 2] Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and whose physical geography is characterised by a varied coastline and a largely upland interior. It is bordered by England to its east, the Irish Sea to its north and west, and the Bristol Channel to its south. It has a total area of 2,064,100 hectares ...
For details of rivers of the United Kingdom, see. List of rivers of England. List of rivers of Scotland. List of rivers of Wales. Northern Ireland: see List of rivers of Ireland and Rivers of Ireland. Longest rivers of the United Kingdom.
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.
The Usk has long been a noted salmon and trout fishing river. Salmon of over 30 pounds (14 kg) may still be caught. In 1999 the river had the highest estimated salmon egg deposition of any river south of Cumbria and the Scottish rivers, and exceeded its spawning target. [6] The river has recently been rated as the best fly fishing water in ...
The Local Government Act 1972 allows civil parishes in England and Wales to resolve themselves to be town councils. Cities are also listed (in bold). Until the 16th century, a town was recognised as a city if it had a diocesan cathedral within its limits. The city of St Davids, with a population of about 2,000, received its city status in this way.
St Asaph ( / ˈæsəf /; [ 1] Welsh: Llanelwy [ɬanˈɛlʊɨ̯] "church on the Elwy" [ 2]) is a cathedral city [ 3] and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355, [ 4] making it the second-smallest city in the United Kingdom in terms of population and urban area. It was historically in ...