Borth 207477 225804146 2008-07-15T14:06:00Z Jeremy Bolwell 3483939 /* Geography */ {{Infobox UK place |static_image = [[Image:Tivedshambo 2008-03-01 Borth.jpg|top|Thumb|250px|Borth, with the River Dyfi estuary and Aberdyfi in the background]] |static_image_caption = Borth, with the [[River Dyfi]] estuary and [[Aberdyfi]] in the background |country = Wales |welsh_name = |constituency_welsh_assembly = |official_name = Borth |latitude = 52.48533 |longitude = -4.05103 |unitary_wales = [[Ceredigion]] |lieutenancy_wales = [[Dyfed]] |constituency_westminster = [[Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency)|Ceredigion]] |post_town = |postcode_district = |postcode_area = |dial_code = |map_type = |os_grid_reference = SN608894 |cardiff_distance = |population = }} '''Borth''' ('''Y Borth''') is a small [[Wales|Welsh]] [[village]] about 7 [[mile]]s north of [[Aberystwyth]] in the [[county]] of [[Ceredigion]]. ==Area features== It has a [[sand]]y [[beach]] and is a popular holiday [[seaside resort]] : there is a [[youth hostel]] in the village and [[caravan]] and [[camping]] sites nearby. [[Image:Badgernet Borth Sunset1.jpg|left|thumb|Borth Sunset, November 2006]] [[Image:Upper Borth 01.JPG|left|thumb|Borth beach in the summer of 2007]] {{clear}} == Welsh Language == According to both the 1991 [[census]] and [[United Kingdom Census 2001]], 43% of the residents of Borth are [[Welsh language|Welsh]]-speakers. ==Transport== [[Borth railway station]] is on the [[Aberystwyth]]–[[Shrewsbury]] line, giving easy access from the [[Midlands]]. ==Leisure== Borth is the location of the [[Borth Animalarium]] and Borth & Ynyslas [[Golf Club]]. == Geography == [[Image:Badgernet BorthBeach1.JPG|left|thumb|Submerged forest remains, March 2008]]Nearby is the [[Dyfi National Nature Reserve]] and visitors centre, based in [[Ynyslas]]. An ancient submerged forest is visible at low tide along the beach, where stumps of [[oak]], [[pine]], [[birch]], [[willow]] and [[hazel]] (preserved by the acid [[anaerobic]] conditions in the [[peat]]) can be seen. [[Radiocarbon dating]] suggests these trees died about 1500 BC. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/5016240.stm] http://news.bbc.co.uk</ref> [[Image:Badgernet BorthBeach2.JPG|right|thumb|Submerged forest remains, details, March 2008]] The submerged forest<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/wales/mid/media/coast-submerged-forest?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1 Video] BBC Video: ''Programme clip about the Submerged Forest'' </ref> is associated with the legend of [[Cantre'r Gwaelod]]. <ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Coast - Submerged Forest | work = | publisher = BBC | date = | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/coast/pages/5.shtml | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-03-06 }} </ref> <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/wales/mid/media/coast-cantrer-gwaelod?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1 Video] BBC Video: ''Programme clip about Cantre'r Gwaelod''</ref> {{clear}} ==Reference== {{reflist}} == External links == *[http://tourism.ceredigion.gov.uk/saesneg/bcy.htm Details for Borth, Ynyslas and Clarach] *{{brldb|BRH}} Rail service details *[http://www.animalarium.co.uk Borth Animalarium] *[http://www.forces-of-nature.co.uk Surfing, Windsurfing and other coastal sports in Borth] *[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3089738 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Borth and surrounding area] {{Commonscat|Borth}} {{Ceredigion-geo-stub}} [[Category:Villages in Ceredigion]] [[Category:Seaside resorts in Wales]] [[Category:Beaches of Wales]] [[cy:Y Borth]]