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.
Aberystwith, mun. bor., township, seaport, and watering-place, Llanbadarnfawr par., Cardiganshire, at mouths of rivers Ystwith and Rheidor, 33 miles NE. of Cardigan by road and 236 miles from London by rail -- township, 734 ac. (175 water), pop. 6703; mun. bor., 857 ac., pop. 7088; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Monday and Saturday. Aberystwith has of late years become the most fashionable bathing-place in Wales. A national Welsh college has been recently erected in the town. It has considerable coasting trade, chiefly in corn and read. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) There is the ruin of an ancient castle. The bor. united with Adpar, Cardigan, and Lampeter in returning 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "municipal borough, township, seaport, and watering-place" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Aberystwyth CP/Ch Cardiganshire AncC |
| Place: | Aberystwyth |
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.