Cantref
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A cantref was a medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law.
List of hundreds (left) and cantrefi (right) from the Red Book of Hergest pre-1285
Submerged forest at Ynyslas, Ceredigion
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Cantref Coch
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Cantref Coch was an area associated with the ancient kingdoms of Ergyng, Gwent and the later Kingdom of Glamorgan. Cantref Coch is linked with the modern Forest of Dean and is defined as the land betw
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…prince of the kingdom, is a notorious drunk and it was through his negligence that the sea swept through the open floodgates, flooding the land forever. Cantref Coch is associated with the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and defined as the land between the River Severn and the River Wye. It was traditionally part…
The 5th century Welsh saint Brioc, gave his name to a number of toponyms in the area.