Ceredigion from Cardigan, between five and six thousand leaving the town between 1790 and 1860. Aberystwyth became the main centre for the export of lead and Aberaeron and Newquay did brisk coastal trade. The building of the railway from Shrewsbury in the 1860s encouraged visitors and hotels sprang up in the town to accommodate them. This area of the county of Dyfed became a district of Wales under the name Ceredigion in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and since 1996, has formed the county of Ceredigion. According to the 2001 census, Ceredigion has the fourth highest proportion of Welsh
Ceredigion (journal) Ceredigion (journal) Ceredigion is an annual local history journal about the history of the county of Ceredigion, Wales, published by Ceredigion Historical Society. The society was founded, as Cardiganshire Antiquarian Association, 1911 to promote the understanding of the history and archaeology of the county. In 2002 it became Ceredigion Historical Society. The Society started to publish "Transactions and Archaeological Record of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Association" in 1913; it ceased in 1938. In 1951 "Ceredigion: Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Association" started. In 2002 it was renamed "Ceredigion: Journal of Ceredigion Historical Society". It contains historical articles and book reviews. It