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.
TOWY (The), a river of South Wales; rising under Tregaron hill, in the NE of Cardigan; and running about 65 miles, south-south-westward, past Moel-Esgob, Va-nog, Ystrad-Ffin, Llandovery, Llangadock, Llandilo-fawr, Llanegwad, and Carmarthen, to a joint influx with the Taf at the head of Carmarthen bay. Its chief tributaries are the Towy-Vechan, the Camdwr, the Tothie, the Bran, the Sawddwy, the Cennen, the Cothi, and the Giuli.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Cardiganshire AncC Carmarthenshire AncC |
| Place names: | THE TOWY | TOWY | TOWY THE |
| Place: | Towy |
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