In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Aberystwyth like this:
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.
Aberystwyth through time
Aberystwyth is now part of Ceredigion district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ceredigion has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aberystwyth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion and Cardiganshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/673
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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