Ceredigion
Unitary authority in southwest Wales, created in 1996 from part of
the former county of Dyfed, of which it was a district; population
(1996) 68,900; area 1,793 sq km/ 692 sq mi. Its administrative
centre is Aberaeron. Part of the Cambrian Mountains are here,
including Plynlimon Fawr (752 m/2,468 ft). The main rivers are
the Teifi, Rheidol (with the Rheidol Falls being spanned by the
Devil's Bridge), Ystwyth, Aeron, and Tywi.
Features
Traces of early British camps are scattered over the district, and
there are remains of Roman roads and military stations, and inscribed
stones. The ruins of the 12th-century Strata Florida Abbey to
the southeast of Aberystwyth are also of interest.
Commerce
The main occupation is agriculture. In the north and northeast there
are large sheep farms, while in the lower parts of the district,
milk production plays the main part in farming activity. There
is a large milk-collecting and processing factory at Felinfach.
There are a number of small woollen mills, and a considerable
amount of tourist traffic at the coastal resorts of Borth, Aberystwyth,
Aberaeron, New Quay, Tresaith, Llangranog, and Aberporth. The
rivers and lakes are noted for freshwater fishing, while coracle
fishing still survives on the River Teifi. Formerly, mineral deposits
of lead, copper, and zinc were mined here.
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