A Topographical Dictionary of Wales: Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions : Illustrated by Maps of the Different Counties ; and a Map of Wales, Shewing the Principal Towns, Roads, Railways, Navigable Rivers, and Canals ; and Embellished with Engravings of the Arms of the Cities, Bishopricks, Corporate Towns, and Boroughs ; and of the Seals of the Several Municipal Corporations ; with an Appendix Describing the Electoral Boundaries of the Several Boroughs, as Defined by the Late Act, Volume 2Lewis and Company, 1833 - 400 pages |
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