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.
Llantrisaint.-- parl. bor., par., and market town with ry. sta. (Llantrissant), Glamorgan, in SE. of co., on slope of hill, 11½ miles NW. of Cardiff and 181 W. of London - par. (containing part of Pontypridd), 17,060 ac., pop. 13,368; bor., 952 ac., pop. 1872; P.O., T.O., called Llantrissant. Market-day, Friday. Some remains exist of Llantrisaint Castle, supposed to have been destroyed in 1315 or 1404. Iron and coal are extensively worked in the neighbourhood. Llantrisaint is one of the Cardiff District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which returns 1 member.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary borough" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Llantrisant AP/CP Glamorgan AncC |
| Place names: | LLANTRISAINT | LLANTRISSANT |
| Place: | Llantrisant |
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