A vision of Britain through time
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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.
Corwen, market town and par. with ry. sta., NE. Merioneth, on river Dee, at foot of Berwyn mountains, 12 miles NE. of Bala and 203 miles NW. of London, 12,646 ac., pop. 2708; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday; a resort of anglers, the river abounding with salmon, trout, and grayling. An old stone pillar in the churchyard is called the Sword of Glendower. To a citadel of the Druids, near Corwen, Caractacus retreated after his defeat at Caer Caradoc.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Corwen CP/AP Merionethshire AncC |
| Place: | Corwen |
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