A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ABERTHAW, a seaport village in Penmark parish, Glamorgan; at the mouth of the Ddaw or Thaw river, 5½ miles SSE of Cowbridge. Hydranlic lime, got from lias pebbles on the beach adjacent to it, is shipped. The ruins of Penmark and East Orchard castles are near.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a seaport village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Pen Marc AP/CP Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Aberthaw |
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