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.
Par, small seaport town with ry. sta., St Blazey and Tywardreath pars., Cornwall, 6 miles NE. of St Austell, pop. 1530; P.O., T.O., and P.O. at Par Station; is a busy place, carries on a large pilchard fishery, has granite works and copper smelting, and exports ore and china clay to Swansea and the Potteries; in the neighbourhood are copper mines.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small seaport town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Par |
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