Borth
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2008-07-15T14:06:00Z
Jeremy Bolwell
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|official_name = Borth
|latitude = 52.48533
|longitude = -4.05103
|unitary_wales = [[Ceredigion]]
|lieutenancy_wales = [[Dyfed]]
|constituency_westminster = [[Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency)|Ceredigion]]
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'''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]]
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== 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]].
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<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>
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==Reference==
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== 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]
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[[Category:Villages in Ceredigion]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in Wales]]
[[Category:Beaches of Wales]]
[[cy:Y Borth]]