St Davids is the United Kingdom's smallest city in population and urban area.
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10 Facts About St Davids
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St Davids was baptised by Saint Elvis at Porthclais, and was brought up by his mother at Llanon.
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David is thought to have founded an earlier community somewhere to the west of modern St Davids, before establishing a new church and monastery at a place then known as "Glyn Rhosyn" on the banks of the Afon Alun.
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Reformation saw both the income and importance of St Davids begin to fade as pilgrimages fell out of favour, this was followed by a number of Bishops who were seemingly less and less concerned with the welfare of the Cathedral or the city.
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In 1994, at the Queen's request, St Davids was again granted city status along with the Northern Irish town of Armagh, "in recognition of their important Christian heritage and their status as cities in the last century".
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St Davids contains the lowest population of all the cities of the UK, and has the smallest urban area, at 0.
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In Wales, St Davids is the third smallest after the community areas of St Asaph with 2.
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St Davids Penknife Club is a group of people dedicated to voluntary fund raising for local groups and charities.
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St Davids has a rugby union club, St Davids RFC, which competes in the Welsh Rugby Union League West.
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Whitesands Bay, about two miles west of St Davids, is a popular water sports resort.
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