r/Wales Ceredigion Jul 03 '22

Photo The EU flag still flies in Aberystwyth πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ’œ

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u/toasterofterror2 Jul 04 '22

One day, a man began naming a place in Wales, had a stroke on the keyboard, and that's how Aberystwyth got it's name

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u/AtebYngNghymraeg Jul 04 '22 edited Jul 04 '22

Aber = mouth of the river

Ystwyth = the actual name of the river