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A TOUR THROUGH
MONMOUTHSHIRE AND WALES Made in the Months of JUNE, and
JULY, 1774.
And in the Months of JUNE children, JULY, and AUGUST, 1777
By HENRY PENRUDDOCKE WYNDHAM
SECOND
EDITION MM. DCC. LXXXI
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From Aust to
Miles.
*Beachly -
- - 2
*Chepstow
3
To & from Tintern by Water 18
Moinscourt - -
2
Caerwent
4
Llanfair
1 ½
Strighil Castle
3 ½
Shirenewton
5
Mounton
2
Chepstow
2
Caldecot
5
Caerwent
2
*Caerleon
9
*Newport
3
To and from *
Pontypool
and
*Uske
32
Machen
6
Bedway's bridge 4
104
Miles.
Brought over 104
Caerphilly
2
Pont y Pridd 7
*Cardiff the 13
Llandaff
2 ½
*Cowbridge 10
½
St Donat's
6
Ewenny
6
*Pile
7
Margam
3
Aberavon
4
Briton ferry
3
*Swansea
5
*Neath
6
To and from
Melincourt 17
Llandebèa
17
*Llandrilo vawr 5
To and from Castle
Caraig
Cennin
9
227
Miles.
Brought over
227
*Caermarthen 15
*Llanstephan
9
*Llaugharne
4
*St Clare
4
Carew Castle 19
*Pembroke
4
To and from
*Tenby 20
Pembroke ferry 2½
*Haverfordwest 15
Solvath
14
St David's
4
Y Maen Sigl
2
Fisgard
18
Newport
7
Nesern
2
Cardigan
10
From Haverfordwest
15
*Narbarth
10
Llandysillio
5
Cilgarran
15
*Cardigan
3
Llechryd bridge
4
Lanarch
18
*Aberayron
4
Llanrusted
9
*Aberystwyth
9
From Cardigan to the Iron
Works
5
*Llanpeter
24
Tregàron
11
493 ½
page x
Miles.
Brought over
493 ½
Strata Florida
7
Rhôs Fair
2
Pont Y Croes
4
Devil's bridge
4
Llanbadern
12
*Aberystwyth
1½
Tal y Bont
7
Dovey Furnace 5
*Machynlleth 6
*Dolgelly
16
Dol y Myllyn
5
*Tan y Bwlch 14
Rhaidr du
3
Harlech
10
*Tan y Bwlch 9
To and from*Festiniogg
6
Pont Aberglaslyn 7
Beddkelert
1
Bettus
8
*Caernarvon
5
To and from Dolbadern
Castle
16
Plas Newydd
5
Bangor
5
The ferry
1 ½
*Beaumaris
5 ½
Llanàber
5
*Conway
9
Abergèle
11
*St Asaph
8
To and
from Ryddlan 6
698
page xi
Miles.
Brought over
698
From Conway to the upper
ferry
4
*Llanrwst
7
To and from Rhaidr y
Wennel
10
Llansannan
10
*Denbigh
8
*Ruchin
8
*Wrexham
16
From Denbigh to
Porthvaris 4
*Holywell
9
To and from Basingwerk
2
*Flint
7
Hawarden
9
*Chester
6
Gresford
7
*Wrexham 5
Erddig
2
*Ruabon
4
Winstay
1
Chirk castle
5
*Llangollen
7
To and from Vallis Crucis 4
To and from Dinas Bran 4
*Corwen
10
*Bala
12
Round the lake 10
Langannch 11
880
Miles.
Brought over 880
Pistil Rhaidr
7
Llanrhhaidr
4 ½
*Llanvyllyn
5
*Welch Pool
12
*Montgomery
8
*Newtown
9
Llanbadern Vynydd
11
Llandwy
5
Llanbadern vawr
3
*Llandrindod
4
*Builth
7
*Brecknock
15
Crickhowel
13
*Abergavenny
6
From Llanrhaidr
*Oswestry
14
*Shrewsbury
18
*Bishop’s Castle 20
*Knighton
13
New Radnor
11
Glastry
4 ½
New church
2 ½
*The Hay
7
Llantony
11
*Abergavenny 11
*Ragland
9
*Monmouth
8
*Chepstow
16
*Beachly
3
1137 ½
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*
Windham writes in 1774 or 1777 that
these places had good
inns for passengers, but he did not recommend them to the
english.
The distances were estimated by
using his watch and may be inaccurate.
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