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.
Newport, small port, town, and par., with ry. sta., Pembrokeshire, on Newport Bay, 6 miles NE. of Fishguard, 4711 ac. (105 water), pop. 1514; P.O., T.O. Newport ranked as a corporate borough, and received its charter in 1192. The town is a sub-port to Cardigan; exports corn, butter, and slates, and imports timber, limestone, coal, and culme. The castle (a 13th century building) overlooks both town and bay, and has been greatly modernised.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small port, town, and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Newport AP/CP Pembrokeshire AncC |
| Place: | Newport |
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