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.
Chepstow, market town, river-port, and par., with ry. sta., Monmouthshire, on SE. border of co., 17 miles NE. of Newport and 142 miles W. of London -- par. and town, 1096 ac. and 187 ac. tidal water and foreshore, pop. 3591; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper.Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday; is situated on the Wye, 2 miles from its junction with the Severn, amidst scenery of much beauty and grandeur. C. has a river and coast trade in coal, iron, timber, bark, cider, &c. Chepstow is now a sub-port of Gloucester. The river is navigable for large vessels as far as the bridge, but from the narrowness and depth of the channel the tide forms a dangerous bore, frequently rising to the height of 50 ft., and even higher. The castle (11th century), which stands on the summit of a cliff washed by the Wye, gradually sank into ruins after its capture by Cromwell, but is still a magnificent pile.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town, river-port, and parish, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Chepstow CP/AP Monmouthshire AncC |
| Place: | Chepstow |
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