East Wales

East Wales (Welsh: Dwyrain Cymru) is either a ITL 3 statistical region of Wales or generally a region encompassing the easternmost parts of the country.

Usage

The UK Office for National Statistics has as its highest level sub-division, East Wales, covering the whole east side of the country. It is defined as Powys, Flintshire and Wrexham, Monmouthshire and Newport, and Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. (The remainder of Wales is termed 'West Wales and the Valleys').^[1]

Sport

Welsh Athletics has four regions (East, West, North and South), with leagues for various disciplines having regional and inter-region competitions, particularly at school levels. The East Wales region covers Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly (eastern half), Monmouthshire, Newport, South Powys and Torfaen.^[2]

The East Wales Bridge Association is one of four in Wales, the others being Mid, West and North. The East Wales Association has clubs in the historic counties of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and Brecknockshire.^[3]

Rivers

Rivers in East Wales include:

Some Notable People of East Wales

Places of Interest

Cwmbran Stadium
Cwmbran Centre, The second largest shopping centre in Wales
Ysgyryd Fawr
Sugar Loaf, Monmouthshire
Offa's Dyke
Tintern Abbey
Pontypool Park
Blaenafon World Heritage Site

References

^ Office for National Statistics Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) Accessed 12 January 2013
^ Welsh Athletics Regional Athletic Councils Accessed 12 January 2012
^ Bridgeweb: East Wales Accessed 12 January 2013

52°24′47″N 3°11′31″W / 52.413°N 3.192°W / 52.413; -3.192

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[1] Office for National Statistics Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) Accessed 12 January 2013

[2] Welsh Athletics Regional Athletic Councils Accessed 12 January 2012

[3] Bridgeweb: East Wales Accessed 12 January 2013

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