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.
Margam, par., Glamorgan, partly within the parliamentary limits of Aberavon and partly within the parliamentary limits of Kenfig (Aberavon part, pop. 3872; Kenfig part, pop. 121), 18,347 ac. and 1371 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 5708; has copper and tin works. Margam Park, seat, 3 miles SE. of Aberavon, has a large conservatory with a very fine collection of orange and lemon trees; the park is 5 miles in circumference, richly wooded, and stocked with deer. The church of Margam Abbey (1147) forms part of the parish church. Mynydd Margam, on N. side of park, 1129 ft. high, is covered from base to summit with fine oakwood.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Margam CP/AP Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Margam |
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