Image shows the typology of areas within rural Wales using ONS classifications of settlement types and settings. The classifications for the predominantly rural local authorities are denoted as: Villages, hamlets and dispersed dwellings in sparse settings. Villages, hamlets and dispersed dwellings in less sparse settings. Small towns and fringe in sparse settings. Large towns in sparse settings. Small towns and fringe in less sparse settings. Large towns in less sparse settings. The classifications for the predominantly urban local authorities are denoted as: Villages, hamlets and dispersed dwellings in less sparse settings. Non-rural (cities, towns and fringe). A large area in the southern/eastern and a small area in the very north-eastern part of Wales is denoted as urban, a lot of which is given as non-rural. Most of the rest of Wales is denoted as ‘Villages, hamlets and dispersed dwellings in sparse settings’, with some areas at the northern and southern areas denoted as ‘Villages, hamlets and dispersed dwellings in less sparse settings’.