Volume 1

England and Wales delineated, historical, entertaining & commercial. Alphabetically arranged / by Thomas Dugdale ... Assisted by William Burnett.

  • Dugdale, Thomas.
Date:
[1854-60?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: England and Wales delineated, historical, entertaining & commercial. Alphabetically arranged / by Thomas Dugdale ... Assisted by William Burnett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    e. Cj <»H Names of Places. County. Number of Miles from lJtsl. Land Popu- lation. 26 30818 52 Abergele .... m. t. 8; pa Denbigh.... St. Asaph ..7 Holywell .. .17 Aberconway 12 224 2500 40 Abergorlcch. Caermar.... LlandiloVar 7 Lampeter ...9 Caermar 14 209 40 Abergwilley. . .to & pa Caermar.... Caermar... .2 Llandilo Varl5 Newcastle. .16 214 2675 5G Aberhafesp . pa Montgomery Newton,... .3 I.lanvdloes . 11 Llanfair ... .10 180 535 56 A berhalv ... to Montgomery Llanfair.... 6 Newton 5 MontgomerylO 180 40 Abcrmarles. to Caermar ... Llandovery. 7 Llangadock. .3 Lampeter.. .14 198 48 Aberlvfni Brecknock .. Hay 4 B recon 11 Builth 12 160 ioo 49 Abernant. .. Caermar ... Caermar... 4 Llaugharne. 10 Newcastle ..11 222 CGI 54 Aberpergwin Glamorg . .. Neath 10 Brecon 20 Merthyr Tydl3 188 56 Abcr-Rhiw .. pa Montgomery Welsh Pool.5 Montgomery .4 Newtown ...9 172 2429 51 Aber-Porth . pa Cardigan ... Cardigan .. .7 Newcastle .. .9 Lampeter.. .24 235 485 48 Aberyskir .. pa Brecknock .. Brecon 4 Llandovery. 16 Builth 14 173 110 51 Aberystwith*.m. t. & pa Cardigan ... 1 Tregaron .. 15 MaehynUetbl8 Aberllelwyn .5 208 4128 26 Aberystwith pa & chap Monmouth.. Abergaven.. 7 Crickhowell .7 Pontypool...8 153 5992 4 Abingdonf . . .. .m. t. Berks Oxford 6 Wallingford. 11 Wantage... .10 56 5259 and remarkable for the beautifully composed landscape seen through it. The style of building which forms the remains of this fortress marks its origin to have been subsequent to the Norman epoch. Excursions are frequently made to Blaenavon Iron Works, about six miles distant, which employ upwards of four thousand men. The mountainous territory containing these mineral treasures of iron, was demised by the crown to the Earl of Abergavenny, and is held under a lease by Hill and Co. A principal excursion from Abergavenny is that which leads northwards to Llanthony Abbey, a majestic ruin, seated in a deep recess of the black mountains, at the very extremity of Monmouthshire. Abergavenny is a place of much resort, being the thoroughfare from the west of Wales to Bath, Bristol, and Gloucester- shire. Its principal manufacture is flannel, and its annual fairs for cattle are well attended. Mail arrives 2 r.M., departs 11 a.m.—Inns, Angel, and Greyhound.—Bankers, Hill and Co., draw upon Esdaile and Co.,—Jones and Co., draw upon Williams and Co.— Fairs, May 14, lean cattle and sheep; 1st Monday after Trinity, linen and woollen cloths; September 25, horses, hogs, and flannel.—Market Tuesday. * ABERYSTWITH, a market town and seaport in the hundred of Glenaur Glynn, and also a township in the parish of Llanbadarn Vawr. It is situated at the continence of the rivers Ystwith and Rhyddol, at w hich the former falls into the sea in the bay of Cardigan. The building of a castle, of which some vestiges remain, is attributed to Edward I. It stands on a craggy eminence projecting into the sea at the west of the town, and affords a magnificent view of the whole line of Welsh coast within the bay of Cardigan. The streets are steep and uneven.— The houses, which are principally formed of dark slate, present a very singular appearance. For some years past its celebrity, as a summer retreat and bathing-place, has been annually increasing, which is greatly contributed to by the beauty of the neighbourhood, and the commanding prospects around. The roads to it have been made excellent, and the customary amusements of plays and assemblies during the season add to the attractions for summer visitants. There was formerly a herring fishery, and Ihe practice of fishing is still carried on with considerable advantage by the natives. About seven miles north of Aberystwith, on the sea coast, a considerable extent of land, has, by drainage, been recovered; twelve miles of embankment have been formed; and two navigable cuts, with a road of three miles and a stone bridge completed. Mail arrives 7 a.m. departs 5 p.m.—Fairs, 1st Monday In May and November, chiefly for hiring servants.—Jiankers, W. Davis and Co., draw on Esdaile and Co.-r-Inns Gogcrddon Arms, Old Lion, and Talbot.—Markets, Monday and Saturday. t ABINGDON, at the very edge of the county of Berkshire, was called Shovesham, by the Anglo-Saxons, until the foundation of the abbey, from which period it began to assume the name of Abbandeen, Aberga- venny. Blaenavon Iron Works. 4000 men employed. Llanthony Abbey, a majestic ruin in the black mountains. Fine ba- thing-place. Twelv miles of em- bankment.