(formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The Wye is important for nature conservation and recreation, and is affected by pollution.

Etymology

The meaning of the river's name is not clear. Possibly the earliest reference to the name is Guoy in Nennius' early 9th Century [[Historia Brittonum]] and the modern Welsh name is Gwy, meaning wet or liquid. The Wye was much later given a Latin name, Vaga, an

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