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.
PORTMADOC, a small seaport town in Ynyscyn-haiarn parish, Carnarvon; at the month of the river Traethmawr, and at the terminus of the Festiniog railway, 1 mile S E of Tremadoc. It was founded by Mad-docs of Tan-yr-allt; it has a railway station, a post-office‡designated Portmadoc, Carnarvonshire, two banking offices, a hotel, and a wharf; it contains Morfa Lodge, a seat of the late Mr. Maddocs; and it carries on a largeexportation of slates, brought down by railway from the Festiniog quarries.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a small seaport town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Caernarvonshire AncC |
| Place: | Portmadoc |
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