A vision of Britain through time
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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.
SKETTY, a village and a chapelry in Swansea parish, Glamorgan. The village stands near Swansea bay, and near the Oystermouth railway, 2½ miles SW of Swansea; is a pretty place; and has a station, of the name of S.-Road, on the railway, and a post-office under Swansea. The chapelry was constituted in 1851. Pop., 1,312. Houses, 266. S. Park is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £160. Patron, H. H. Vivian, Esq.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Sketty |
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