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West Wales (Welsh: Gorllewin Cymru) is a region of Wales.

It has various definitions, either covering Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth, and an alternative definition is to include Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, but exclude Ceredigion. The West Wales and the Valleys NUTS area also includes more westerly parts of North Wales as well as the South Wales Valleys.

The preserved county of Dyfed covers what is generally considered to be West Wales; between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed was a county, with a county council and six district councils.

Definitions

There are various definitions of "West Wales".

Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth^[1]^: 87, 95
Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, and Swansea – Is used by Visit Wales,^[2]^[3] and covers a similar area as South West Wales. This would exclude Ceredigion.^[4]^[5]
Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (excluding Llanelli) – Was used by the Welsh Development Agency before the mid 1990s.^[6]
Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend County Borough – Was used by the Welsh Development Agency from the mid 1990s.^[6]

There is also a West Wales and the Valleys Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (now International Territorial Level) statistical region.^[7]

Historic use

Historically, the term West Wales was applied to the Kingdom of Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain and the period of the Heptarchy.^[8] The Old English word Wealas, a Germanic term for inhabitants of the Western Roman Empire, which the Anglo-Saxons came to apply especially to the Britons, gave its name to Wales and is also the origin of the second syllable in the name Cornwall.

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Notes

^ Davies, John (1994). A History of Wales. Penguin History. ISBN 978-0-14-014581-6.
^ "Introduction to Wales". VisitWales. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "Destinations". VisitWales. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
^ "wwcc.co.uk domain is for sale | Buy with Epik.com". wwcc.co.uk.
^ "Future Skills Wales Project Summary Report for West Wales 1998-2007" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b Phelps, Nick; Morgan, Kevin; Fuller, Crispian (2000), Hood, Neil; Young, Stephen (eds.), "Regions, Governance and FDI: The Case of Wales", The Globalization of Multinational Enterprise Activity and Economic Development, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 366–389, doi:10.1057/9780230599161_15, ISBN 978-0-230-59916-1, retrieved 2021-12-17
^ ONS NUTS guide to Wales statistical groupings
^ "The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926".

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[Davies1994-1] Davies, John (1994). A History of Wales. Penguin History. ISBN 978-0-14-014581-6.

[VisitWales-2] "Introduction to Wales". VisitWales. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

[3] "Destinations". VisitWales. Retrieved 2021-12-05.

[4] "wwcc.co.uk domain is for sale | Buy with Epik.com". wwcc.co.uk.

[5] "Future Skills Wales Project Summary Report for West Wales 1998-2007" (PDF).

[Phelps-2000-6] Phelps, Nick; Morgan, Kevin; Fuller, Crispian (2000), Hood, Neil; Young, Stephen (eds.), "Regions, Governance and FDI: The Case of Wales", The Globalization of Multinational Enterprise Activity and Economic Development, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 366–389, doi:10.1057/9780230599161_15, ISBN 978-0-230-59916-1, retrieved 2021-12-17

[ONS-7] ONS NUTS guide to Wales statistical groupings

[8] "The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926".

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 '''West Wales''' ({{lang-cy|Gorllewin Cymru}}) is a region of [[Wales]].
-It has various definitions, either covering [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Ceredigion]] and [[Carmarthenshire]], which historically comprised the Welsh principality of ''[[Deheubarth]]'',<ref name="Davies1994">{{cite book|title=A History of Wales|last=Davies|first=John|author-link=John Davies (historian)|publisher=Penguin History|date=1994|isbn=978-0-14-014581-6}}</ref>{{rp|87, 95}} and an alternative definition is to include [[Swansea]] and [[Neath Port Talbot]], but exclude Ceredigion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwcc.co.uk/|title=wwcc.co.uk domain is for sale &#124; Buy with Epik.com|website=wwcc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.learningobservatory.com/uploads/publications/55.pdf|title=Future Skills Wales Project Summary Report for West Wales 1998-2007}}</ref> The [[West Wales and the Valleys]] NUTS area includes more westerly parts of [[North Wales]].<ref name="ONS">[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/beginner-s-guide/eurostat/wales/index.html ONS NUTS guide to Wales statistical groupings]</ref>
+It has various definitions, either covering [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Ceredigion]] and [[Carmarthenshire]], which historically comprised the Welsh principality of ''[[Deheubarth]]'', and an alternative definition is to include [[Swansea]] and [[Neath Port Talbot]], but exclude Ceredigion. The [[West Wales and the Valleys]] NUTS area also includes more westerly parts of [[North Wales]] as well as the [[South Wales Valleys]].
 The [[preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Dyfed]] covers what is generally considered to be West Wales; between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed was a [[county]], with a county council and six district councils.
+== Definitions ==
+There are various definitions of "West Wales".
+* [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Ceredigion]] and [[Carmarthenshire]], which historically comprised the Welsh principality of ''[[Deheubarth]]''<ref name="Davies1994">{{cite book|title=A History of Wales|last=Davies|first=John|author-link=John Davies (historian)|publisher=Penguin History|date=1994|isbn=978-0-14-014581-6}}</ref>{{rp|87, 95}}
+* Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, and Swansea – Is used by [[Visit Wales]],<ref name="VisitWales">{{Cite web |title=Introduction to Wales |url=https://www.visitwales.com/info/introduction-wales |access-date=2021-12-06 |website=VisitWales |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Destinations |url=https://www.visitwales.com/destinations |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=VisitWales |language=en}}</ref> and covers a similar area as [[South West Wales]]. This would exclude Ceredigion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwcc.co.uk/|title=wwcc.co.uk domain is for sale &#124; Buy with Epik.com|website=wwcc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.learningobservatory.com/uploads/publications/55.pdf|title=Future Skills Wales Project Summary Report for West Wales 1998-2007}}</ref>
+* Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (excluding Llanelli) – Was used by the [[Welsh Development Agency]] before the mid 1990s.<ref name="Phelps-2000">{{Citation |last1=Phelps |first1=Nick |title=Regions, Governance and FDI: The Case of Wales |date=2000 |work=The Globalization of Multinational Enterprise Activity and Economic Development |pages=366–389 |editor-last=Hood |editor-first=Neil |url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599161_15 |access-date=2021-12-17 |place=London |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |language=en |doi=10.1057/9780230599161_15 |isbn=978-0-230-59916-1 |last2=Morgan |first2=Kevin |last3=Fuller |first3=Crispian |editor2-last=Young |editor2-first=Stephen}}</ref>
+* Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend County Borough  – Was used by the [[Welsh Development Agency]] from the mid 1990s.<ref name="Phelps-2000" />
+There is also a [[West Wales and the Valleys]] [[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics]] (now [[International Territorial Level]]) statistical region.<ref name="ONS">[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/beginner-s-guide/eurostat/wales/index.html ONS NUTS guide to Wales statistical groupings]</ref>
 ==Historic use==