South Wales
South Wales () is a
loosely defined region of
Wales bordered by
England to the east and
mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the
historic counties of
Glamorgan and
Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards to include
Carmarthenshire and
Pembrokeshire. In the western extent, from
Swansea westwards, local people would probably recognise that they lived in both south Wales and
west Wales. The
Brecon Beacons National Park covers about a third of south Wales, containing
Pen y Fan, the highest British mountain south of
Cadair Idris in
Snowdonia.
A point of some discussion is whether the first element of the name should be capitalised: 'south Wales' or 'South Wales'. As the name is a geographical expression rather than a specific area with well-defined borders,
style guides such as those of the
BBC and ''
The Guardian'' use the form 'south Wales'. In a more authoritative style guide, the
Welsh Government, in their international gateway website, Wales.com, state that it should always be capitalised. It is always capitalised on motorway signs.
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