chichi words such as “Afternoon” and “Lyrics” onto their tots’ birth certificates. “In this new age of baby names, people are trying to set their kids up for a brand, to create their own personal brand,” explained a baby naming consultant on TikTok.
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Two picturesque villages in North Wales have been named among the “greatest” in Britain. They have been included in a list of the country’s 30 best villages in 2024 compiled by The Telegraph.
Although most of them are in England, there are four in Wales and just three in Scotland. The publication said the shortlist prioritised beauty and authenticity, emphasising places not overrun by tourists, North Wales Live reports.
Introducing its selection, The Telegraph said: “Britain has no shortage of eye-catching villages, but a combination of good looks, convenience for day trippers and a few influential endorsements can be enough to turn what was once a peaceful retreat into an overtourism battleground inundated with selfie stick-wielding tourists from April till October.
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“Fortunately, there are still plenty of beautiful but uncrowded British villages that do retain their authentic character, where medieval pubs and churches remain the beating heart of the community, and where welcoming shopkeepers stock treats from local producers.”
The four Welsh villages are divided into north and south. Representing South Wales are Solva, Pembrokeshire, with its “ice-cream pastels” and “fjord-like harbour”, and Laugharne on the River Taf in Carmarthenshire, host to a castle ruin, old walls and reminders of poet Dylan Thomas.
Flying the flag for North Wales were Aberffraw on Anglesey and Beddgelert in Gwynedd. Below is what The Telegraph had to say about them.
The Telegraph said: “Looking at dinky, sleepy Aberffraw on Anglesey’s southwest coast, you’d never guess it was the chief seat of the Princes of Gwynedd in the Middle Ages – a legacy
chichi words such as “Afternoon” and “Lyrics” onto their tots’ birth certificates. “In this new age of baby names, people are trying to set their kids up for a brand, to create their own personal brand,” explained a baby naming consultant on TikTok.
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