A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
PORTSCUETT, Portskewit, or Porth-is-Coed, a parish in Chepstow district, Monmouth; on the Severn'sestuary, the Julian way, and the Great Western railway, at the Junction of the Bristol and South Wales Union railway, 4¼ miles S W by S of Chepstow. It has a station with telegraph at the railway junction; and its post town is Chepstow. Acres, 1, 779; of which 720 are water. Real property, £2, 110. Pop., 175. Houses, 36. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory, united with the rectories of St. Pierre and Sudbrook, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £402.* Patron,Lewis, Esq.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Portskewett AP/CP Chepstow RegD/PLU Monmouthshire AncC |
| Place names: | PORTH IS COED | PORTSCUETT | PORTSCUETT PORTSKEWIT OR PORTH IS COED | PORTSKEWIT |
| Place: | Portskewett |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.