Borth

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Borth
Borth, with the River Dyfi estuary and Aberdyfi in the background
Borth shown within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference	SN608894
Principal area	Ceredigion
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Constituent country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
European Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Ceredigion
List of places: UK • Wales • Ceredigion

Coordinates: 52°29′07″N 4°03′04″W / 52.48533, -4.05103

Borth (Y Borth) is a small Welsh village about 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the county of Ceredigion.

1 Area features
2 Welsh Language
3 Transport
4 Leisure
5 Geography
6 Reference
7 External links

[edit] Area features

It has a sandy beach and is a popular holiday resort: there is a youth hostel in the village and caravan and camping sites nearby.

Borth Sunset, November 2006

Borth beach in the summer of 2007

[edit] Welsh Language

According to both the 1991 and 2001 censuses, 43% of the residents of Borth are Welsh-speakers.

[edit] Transport

Borth railway station is on the Aberystwyth–Shrewsbury line, giving easy access from the Midlands.

[edit] Leisure

Borth is the location of the Borth Animalarium and Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club.

[edit] Geography

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. ^[1]