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'''Dyfed''' is a former county in south-west [[Wales]]. It was formed in 1974. It corresponds roughly to the ancient Welsh kinghdom of ''Deheubarth''. | [[File:WalesDyfed.png|thumb|Location of Dyfed]]'''Dyfed''' is a former county in south-west [[Wales]]. It was formed in 1974. It corresponds roughly to the ancient Welsh kinghdom of '''Deheubarth'''. | ||
The county council was abolished in 1996, and replaced by three unitary authories: [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Ceredigion]], and [[Pembrokeshire]]. Dyfed was retained for ceremonial purposes as a preserved county. | The county council was abolished in 1996, and replaced by three unitary authories: [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Ceredigion]], and [[Pembrokeshire]]. Dyfed was retained for ceremonial purposes as a preserved county. | ||
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==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
There was a South West Wales | There was a [[South West Wales CHE Group]] in the 1970s. | ||
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[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:59, 10 April 2015
Dyfed is a former county in south-west Wales. It was formed in 1974. It corresponds roughly to the ancient Welsh kinghdom of Deheubarth.
The county council was abolished in 1996, and replaced by three unitary authories: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire. Dyfed was retained for ceremonial purposes as a preserved county.
Dyfed and Powys comprise the Dyfed-Powys Police area.
LGBT history
There was a South West Wales CHE Group in the 1970s.