A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Abergele, coast par., market town, and watering-place, N. Denbighshire, 34¼ miles W. of Chester by rail -- par., 9439 ac. (11 water), pop. 3172; town, pop. 1916; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. On 19th Aug. 1868, A. was the scene of an appalling accident to the Irish limited mail, 33 persons being killed. Castell-Cawr, on a high rock in the vicinity, is one of the most perfect Roman camps in Wales.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "coastal parish, market town, and watering-place" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Abergele CP/AP Abergele Urban CP Denbighshire AncC |
| Place: | Abergele |
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