In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackrock like this:
BLACKROCK, a ferry station on the river Severn, near Portskewet r. station, 4 miles SW of Chepstow, in Monmouth. There is an inn here; and the width of the ferry, at full tide, is about 2¼ miles.
Additional information about this locality is available for Portskewett
Blackrock through time
Blackrock is now part of Monmouthshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Monmouthshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Blackrock itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackrock in Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25166
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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