A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Cardiganshire, a maritime co. of S. Wales, bounded on the W. by Cardigan Bay, and landward from N. to S. by the cos. of Merioneth, Montgomery, Radnor, Brecknock, Carmarthen, and Pembroke. Its seaboard is in the form of a crescent; coast line, 48 miles; extreme breadth, 22 miles; area, 443,387 ac.; pop. 70,270. Rugged mountains and deep valleys occur in the N. and E. of the co. The summit of Plinlimmon, on the border of Montgomeryshire, has an alt. of 2469 ft. In the SW. the surface is less elevated. The largest streams are the Teifi, Aeron, and Ystwith. The prevailing rocks of the mountains are clay-slate and shale. The soil is either peaty or a sandy loam. The principal crops are oats and barley. Cattle and sheep are reared in great numbers. (For agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) Lead ore is worked. The co. comprises 5 hundreds, 97 pars., the mun. bor. of Aberystwith, and the greater part of the mun. bor. of Cardigan. It is entirely in the diocese of St David's. It returns 1 member to Parliament.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "a maritime county" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 2nd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cardiganshire AncC |
| Place: | Cardiganshire |
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