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.
Wiston, parl. bor. and par., Pembrokeshire, 5½ miles NE. of Haverfordwest, 7078 ac., pop. 717; P.O.; was originally called Gwyston, from a castle built here by a Norman knight called Gwys. Wiston forms one of the Pembroke District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which returns 1 member.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary borough and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wiston AP/CP Pembrokeshire AncC |
| Place names: | GWYSTON | WISTON |
| Place: | Wiston |
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