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.
Conway.-- or Aberconway, parl. and mun. bor., par., market town, and seaport, with ry. sta., NE. Carnarvonshire, on the W. bank of the Conway, at its mouth, 4 miles S. of Llandudno, 12 NE. of Bangor, 45 W. of Chester, and 224 NW. of London -- bor., 3312 ac., pop. 3254; par., 1505 ac. land and 932 water, pop. 238l; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Friday; is enclosed by a lofty wall, of triangular form and Saracenic style, 1 mile in circumference, fenced by 21 round towers, and entered by 3 principal gateways. In the SE. corner are the remains of the magnificent castle, built in 1284 by Edward I., to secure his possession of North Wales. The other objects of interest are the suspension bridge, constructed by Telford in 1826, and the tubular bridge, constructed by Stephenson in 1848. There is some coasting trade, principally in slates, and a little shipbuilding; but the town owes its recent prosperity chiefly to its attractions as a summer resort. C. unites with Carnarvon, Bangor, Criccieth, Nevin, and Pwllheli in returning 1 member to Parliament.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary and municipal borough, parish, market town, and seaport, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Conway CP/AP Caernarvonshire AncC |
| Place names: | ABERCONWAY | CONWAY | CONWAY OR ABERCONWAY |
| Place: | Conway |
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