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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.
Pontewan, vil. with small harbour, on coast of Cornwall, 4 miles E. of St Austell; shares in the working of large quarries in the vicinity. The once productive tin mines of Pontewan are now practically useless, being for the most part submerged.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Pentewan |
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