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Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A4871 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the island of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the north-east, while Snowdonia (Eryri) fringes Caernarfon to the east and south-east.
Cardigan
town and community in Ceredigion, Wales
Brecon
thumb|280px|Front page of the earliest surviving copy on The Brecon County Times, 5 May 1866
Mold
town and community in Flintshire, Wales, UK
Flint
town in Wales, United Kingdom
Pembroke
town, community and former county town of Pembrokeshire in West Wales
Beaumaris
Beaumaris (; ) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, of which it is the former county town. It is located at the eastern entrance to the Menai Strait, the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from the coast of North Wales. At the 2021 census, its population was 1,121. The community includes Llanfaes.
Denbigh
Denbigh ( ; ) is a market town and a community in Denbighshire, Wales. It was the original county town of the historic county of Denbighshire created in 1536. Denbigh's Welsh name () translates to "Little Fortress"; a reference to its historic castle. Denbigh lies near the Clwydian Hills.
Presteigne
Presteigne (; : the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community on the south bank of the River Lugg in Powys, Wales. The town is located on the England–Wales border, which surrounds it to the north, east and south. Nearby towns are Kington, Herefordshire to the south and Knighton to the north, and surrounding villages include Norton (within the community) and Stapleton. The community has a population of 2,710; the built-up area had a population of 2,056.
New Radnor
village in Powys, Wales
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