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.
ABERPORTH, a village and a parish in the district and county of Cardigan. The village stands on the coast, at the mouth of the Howny rivulet, 7 miles NE of Cardigan; and is partly in the parish of Blaenporth. It has a post office under Cardigan; and is a seaport, a fishing station, and a watering-place. The parish contains also the hamlets of Rectorial and Llanannerch. Acres, 2,200. Real property, £1,209. Pop., 454. Houses, 108. The property is much subdivided. Great portion of the surface is bare hill; and one of the summits is within view of the coast of Ireland. Plâs, belonging to the Morgan family, is an ancient cruciform mansion. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £136. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is very good. There is a Calvinistic-Methodist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Aber Porth CP/AP Cardigan RegD/PLU Cardiganshire AncC |
| Place: | Aber Porth |
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