St David's (Welsh: Tyddewi) is the smallest city in the United Kingdom, with a population of under 2,000 people. It lies on the River Alun, on Saint David's peninsula in Pembrokeshire, Wales. St David's is the de facto ecclesiastical capital of Wales and birthplace of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Preseli Pembrokeshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in Wales Lists of places within principal areas List of places in Anglesey List of places in Blaenau Gwent List of places in Bridgend List of places in Caerphilly List of places in Cardiff List of places in Carmarthenshire List... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Pembrokeshire, Wales. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary Ecclesiastical means pertaining to the Church (especially Christianity) as an organized body of believers and clergy, with a stress on its juridical and institutional structure. ... For other uses, see Saint David (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

St David's Cathedral

The area was originally known in Welsh as Mynyw or Menevia in Latin and was later renamed in honour of the Saint. The city is built around St David's Cathedral, which in the Middle Ages was a popular place of pilgrimage. Next to it, the fourteenth century Bishop's Palace is a ruin now in the care of Cadw and open to visitors. It was once a marcher borough. Owen, in 1603, described it as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve.^[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1909 KB) Summary St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1909 KB) Summary St. ... St Davids Cathedral from the gatehouse St Davids Cathedral is situated in the tiny city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire. ... St Davids Cathedral from the gatehouse St Davids Cathedral is situated in the tiny city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This article is about the religious or spiritual journey. ... Cadw is a semi-autonomous publicly-funded body which with the mission to protect, conserve, and to promote the built heritage of Wales — the Welsh equivalent of English Heritage and Historic Scotland. ...

Tradition states that St David was born to Saint Non at what is now St Non's, a ten minute walk south of the city, in about 500. It is also said that he was baptised at Porthclais, now the city's port, and that he founded the city in around 550. Legend says that two pilgrimages to St David's are equal to a pilgrimage to the Vatican in Rome. Saint Non's Well overlooks the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and St. Bride's Bay. The dramatic Cambrian cliffs make this a popular spot for walkers and sea-kayakers. Saint David (c. ... For wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, see Nonna of Nazianzus. ... Porthclais is the port near St Davids, a small city in Wales. ... For other uses, see Cambrian (disambiguation). ...

Other than the cathedral, attractions in the city include the thirteenth century Tower Gate, the Celtic Old Cross and a number of good art galleries. St David's is also a popular base for walking and water sports. It has several hotels and a youth hostel, and a number of pubs, including The Farmer's Arms. Celtic cross For Celtic Cross, the ambient/dub band see Celtic Cross (band) A Celtic cross is a symbol that combines the cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... There are a large number of sports that involve water. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... Youth hostel in Rome. ...

The Flag of Saint David (Baner Dewi Sant)

St David's is the only city in the United Kingdom to lie entirely in a national park, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and it lies near the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_David. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_David. ... Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always (see National Parks of England and Wales), declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro in the Welsh language) is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. ... The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is a long distance footpath in Wales, United Kingdom. ...

St David's hosted the National Eisteddfod in 2002. The Eisteddfod (literally sitting) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ...

The St David's lifeboat, located at St Justinian, has saved numerous lives since the first lifeboat was located there in 1869. Indeed a number of heroic lifeboatmen have lost theirs in pursuit of saving others. The dangers are due in the main to the treacherous reefs and formations off the coast together with the unpredictable Irish Sea conditions. ^{[citation needed]} Relief map of the Irish Sea. ...

The entire coastline around St David's forms part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Local agriculture has declined in recent years, with the once buoyant crop of Pembrokeshire first early new potatoes having largely died out due to pressure from the supermarkets.^{[citation needed]}

The local football team is St. David's City F.C.

People from St Davids

Henry Hicks (born 1837-died 1899), a Welsh physician, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS), President of the Geological Society and Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). He studied the Precambrian rocks of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire and Pembrokeshire, the Devonian rocks of Devon and Somerset, and cave deposits in Denbighshire. He was born on the 26th of May 1837 at St Davids, followed in the footsteps of his father Thomas Hicks and studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, and then practised in St Davids from 1862 until 1871. The highly successful musician David Gray was a pupil at St Davids School. Henry Hicks, MRCS, FRS (born 1837-died 1899) was a Welsh physician, surgeon, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS), geologist, President of the Geological Society and Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). ... The Welsh are, according to Hastings (1997), an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients. ... MRCS is a professional qualification for surgeons in the UK and Ireland It means Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. ... The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of investigating the mineral structure of the Earth. It is the oldest geological society in the world. ... For other uses, see Royal Society (disambiguation). ... The Fellowship of the Royal Society was founded in 1660. ... The Precambrian (Pre-Cambrian) is an informal name for the eons of the geologic timescale that came before the current Phanerozoic eon. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Caernarfonshire, also known as Carnarvonshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Gaernarfon, is a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by the Irish Sea, E. by Denbighshire, S. by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and W. by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Straits, which separates it from Anglesey. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... For the Celtic language, see Southwestern Brythonic language; for the residents of the English county, see Devon. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... St Davids (Welsh: Tŷddewi) is the smallest city in the United Kingdom, with a population of under 2,000 people. ... Guys Hospital for Incurables. An illustration from John Stows Survey of London (1755). ...

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References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics Parish Headcounts: St David's and the Cathedral Close
2. ^ Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892

See also

• Smallest cities in the United Kingdom
• Saint David's Day

These are the chartered cities in the United Kingdom with a population of less than 100,000 at the most recent (2001) census. ... Saint Davids Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on March 1 each year. ...

External links

• St Davids City Council

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