| LC control no. | n 2003037945 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Hay (Wales) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Wales--Hay |
| Variant(s) | Hay-on-Wye (Wales) Gelli (Powys, Wales) Gelli Gandryll (Wales) La Haye (Wales) Haya (Wales) Y Gelli (Powys, Wales) |
| See also | Cusop (England) |
| Associated country | Great Britain Wales |
| Associated place | Powys (Wales) Breconshire (Wales) Herefordshire (England) Welsh Borders (England and Wales) |
| Found in | Collins, Paul. Sixpence House, 2003: CIP galley (Haw-on-Wye, Wales, known as the "Town of Books") Geonames search, Feb. 21, 2002 (Hay, ppl, United Kingdom, Wales, 52°04ʹ00ʺN 003°07ʹ00ʺ) Hay-on-Wye WWW site, Apr. 22, 2004 (Hay-on-Wye lies on the Welsh side of the Welsh/English border, although postal addresses are often given as "Herefordshire" [England]) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 52°04ʹ00ʺN 003°07ʹ00ʺW) Collins, Paul. Sixpence House, 2004, cover viewed online 30 April 2020: page 4 of cover (Hay-on-Wye, the "Town of Books"; village in Welsh countryside) GEOnet, 21 April 2020 (name: Hay (approved); geopolitical entity name: United Kingdom; first-order administrative division name: Powys (English and Welsh); latitude, longitude: DMS: 52° 04ʹ 00ʺ N, 003° 07ʹ 00ʺ W; DD: 52.066667 [N], -3.116667 [W]; feature designation: populated place) Hay-on-Wye website, 30 April 2020: welcome page (Welcome to Hay-on-Wye; Hay-on-Wye Town Council; Visit Hay) <http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/> Hay-on-Wye Town Council website, 30 April 2020: main page (Hay-on-Wye Town Council; TEI header: Hay Town Council; address: Hay Town Council, Council Chamber, Broad Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BX; e-mail: haytownclerk@hotmail.co.uk; image caption: Hay on Wye; image with bilingual sign: Y Gelli, Hay-on-Wye) <http://www.haytowncouncil.gov.uk/> Wikipedia, 30 April 2020: Hay-on-Wye (Hay-on-Wye (Welsh: Y Gelli Gandryll or just Y Gelli), often abbreviated to just "Hay" (the community uses the short version); small market town and community in historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire) in Wales, currently administered as part of unitary authority of Powys; a Welsh community with Town Council; often described as "the town of books"; both National Book Town of Wales and site of annual Hay Festival; name first referred to between 1135 and 1147 as Haya; in 1299, name La Haye used; by 16th century, simply called Hay; river as suffix is later addition; border with England defined by Dulas Brook; the adjacent village of Cusop lies on English side of Dulas Brook; Royal Mail depot in Hay is sub-office of Hereford, therefore although in Wales has English postal address, part of HR3 postcode; coordinates: DMS 52° 4ʹ 30ʺ N, 3° 7ʹ 30ʺ W, decimal 52.075 [N], -3.125 [W]) <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hay-on-Wye&oldid=950420047> Wikidata, 30 April 2020: Hay-on-Wye (Hay-on-Wye (Q174734); also known as: Y Gelli Gandryll; description: market town in the traditional county and district of Brecknockshire in Wales; instance of: market town; country: United Kingdom; located in the administrative territorial entity: Hay [Community]; coordinate location: 52°4ʹ33ʺN, 3°7ʹ53ʺW; historic county: Brecknockshire) <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174734> Wikidata, 30 April 2020: Hay (Hay (Q24670729); description: community in Powys, Wales; instance of: community; country: United Kingdom; located in the administrative territorial entity: Powys; coordinate location: 52°4ʹ14.05ʺN, 3°7ʹ55.34ʺW) <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24670729> Wikipedia, 30 April 2020: Community (Wales) (Community (Wales); a division of land in Wales that forms lowest tier of local government in Wales; Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England; until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes; civil parishes were abolished by section 20 (6) of Local Government Act 1972, replaced by communities by section 27; Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally) <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Community_(Wales)&oldid=920979938> |
| Geographic area code | e-uk-wl |
| Associated language | eng wel |
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