A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
PENNARD, or Pennarth, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; on the E side of Oxwich bay, 6½ miles S W by S of Swansea r. station. Post-town, Swansea. Acres, 2, 292; of which 45 are water. Real property, £2, 102; of which £150 are in quarries. Pop., 321. Houses, 65. The property is subdivided. P. Castle belongs to the Edwardian times; but is now reduced tolittle more than a bold gateway, with rude flankingtowers. The coast has been much dis integrated by these a; and now has extensive sands where formerly therewas good land. There is a coast-guard station. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £79. Patron, T. Penrice, Esq. The present church is good; and a former church is represented by some tracesamong the sands.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Pennard AP/CP Swansea RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place names: | PENNARD | PENNARD OR PENNARTH | PENNARTH |
| Place: | Pennard |
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