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    Aberystwyth Castle (Welsh: Castell Aberystwyth) is a Grade I listed Edwardian fortress located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It was built in...
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    the castle. The town is divided into five areas: Aberystwyth Town; Llanbadarn Fawr; Waunfawr; Trefechan; and the most populous, Penparcau. Aberystwyth is...
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    000 on all of the castles, with £20,000 being incurred just by Rhuddlan Castle, Aberystwyth Castle, Flint Castle, and Builth Castle. The purpose of building...
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    September 2021. "Newcastle Emlyn Castle (92783)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021. Cadw. "Aberystwyth Castle (CD008)". National Historic Assets...
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    English-held towns were razed and Harlech, along with Criccieth Castle and Aberystwyth Castle, were besieged that winter. Fresh supplies were sent from Ireland...
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    and large parts of south Wales. In 1408 they seized Aberystwyth Castle, followed by Harlech Castle in February 1409, effectively ending Owain's territorial...
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    Aberystwyth University (Welsh: Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution...
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    control of large parts of Wales. By 1409 Owain’s last remaining castles of Harlech and Aberystwyth had been captured by English forces. Glyndŵr refused two royal...
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    Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. Aberystwyth is the largest settlement and, together with Aberaeron, is an administrative...
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  • Below is a list of all 171 GWR Castle Class engines, built between August 1923 and August 1950. Five of these were converted to burn oil for a short period...
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  • Rheidol. It includes Aberystwyth Castle, the Old College buildings and Council Offices in the north of the ward, with Aberystwyth Marina and the residential...
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    king but with his "evil advisors". In 1638 a new mint was opened at Aberystwyth castle, Wales, to produce smaller coins (penny to half-crown) from locally...
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  • Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great. English occupy Ceredigion and build Aberystwyth Castle. King John sends a gift of herrings to nunneries in almost every shire...
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    at Hawarden Castle and then laid siege to Rhuddlan. Meanwhile, the revolt quickly spread to other parts of Wales, with Aberystwyth Castle captured and...
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    opportunity to annex southern Powys and northern Ceredigion and rebuild Aberystwyth Castle. In the summer of 1209 he accompanied John on a campaign against King...
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    former ally, Owain Fychan. He had assisted Maelgwn ap Rhys in taking Aberystwyth Castle and capturing Maelgwn's brother Gruffydd ap Rhys II, whom he handed...
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  • and taking Aberystwyth at the end of July 1277. Edmund assigned his troops to rebuild Aberystwyth Castle, then known as Llanbadarn Castle, and returned...
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    branch mints to aid the one in London were set up, including one at Aberystwyth Castle in Wales. In 1642, parliament seized control of the Tower mint. After...
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    not respond and the rebellion began to falter. Aberystwyth Castle was lost in 1408 and Harlech Castle in 1409; and Glyndŵr was forced to retreat to the...
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    fronting the Church of St Michael and All Angels in the shadow of Aberystwyth Castle. It was developed in the early 19th century by William Edward Powell...
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    the Castle Hotel in the 1860s by John Pollard Seddon. The hotel was a failure and the building was then sold to University College Wales, Aberystwyth, later...
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    son Hywel dispatched to Ceredigion, where he burned Cadwaladr's castle at Aberystwyth. Cadwaladr fled to Ireland and hired a Norse fleet from Dublin,...
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    much of the stone required to build the town of Aberystwyth including its castle. In 1895 the Aberystwyth Improvement Company was formed, a business venture...
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    4 April 2019. Cadw. "Aberystwyth Castle (10313)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019. "Aberystwyth Castle". British Listed Buildings...
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    branch of the Welsh Royal House of Dinefwr, taking their name from Mathrafal Castle. They effectively replaced the House of Gwertherion, who had been ruling...
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    Swansea Castle, Aberystwyth Castle, Oystermouth Castle, Llansteffan Castle, Tenby Castle, Aberavon Castle, St Clears Castle, Aberdyfi Castle, Cilgerran...
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    by Cadw as a Grade II listed building. The town of Aberystwyth developed around the Norman castle. Four churches have stood on the site. In the 15th century...
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    Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 17 July 2019. "BBC Wales History: Aberystwyth Castle". Retrieved 18 July 2019. W. R. Williams, The parliamentary history...
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    arrived at Carmarthen Castle, they took the stronghold and captured Edmund Tudor. As Herbert's troops moved on to Aberystwyth, Edmund was left behind...
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    tactics of Glyndŵr raised his stature. In 1404, Glyndŵr captured Aberystwyth and Harlech castles. He was crowned Prince of Wales in Machynlleth and welcomed...
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