According to his Life of King Alfred, Asser was a monk at St David's in what was then the kingdom of Dyfed, in southwest Wales.

Common seals breed in Strangford Lough, grey seals in southwest Wales and, in small numbers, on the Isle of Man.

The name Landour is drawn from Llanddowror, a village in Carmarthenshire in southwest Wales.

Mynydd Bach Trecastell is a hill on the border between the counties of Carmarthenshire and Powys in southwest Wales.

It is often paired with Lon Teifi which continues down to Fishguard in southwest Wales.

The town has the only Commissioners' church built in southwest Wales, traditionally a Methodist region.

Christchurch, the only Commissioners' church in southwest Wales was built above the river junction in 1839-42.

Christchurch, the only Commissioners' church in southwest Wales was built in Garnant in 1839-42.

Scientists said a serious spill would threaten nearby colonies of sea birds and seals on the wild coast of southwest Wales where the tanker ran aground.

The Landsker Line is a term commonly used for the language boundary between the Welsh-speaking and English-speaking areas in southwest Wales.