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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Narberth.-- parl. bor., market town, and par. with ry. sta., Pembrokeshire, 11 ½ miles N. of Tenby and 261 miles from London - par., 6084 ac., pop. 2324; bor., 151 ac., pop. 1184; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. The ruins of a Norman castle crown the summit of a hill, and have a very picturesque appearance. A considerable trade is done in connection with neighbouring quarries and stone mines. Narberth forms one of the Pembroke District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which returns 1 member; it was formerly one of the Haverfordwest District, which returned 1 member until 1855.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary borough" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Narberth CP/AP Pembrokeshire AncC |
| Place: | Narberth |
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