Abergavenny Case for Tramroad

This material is held atGwent Archives / Archifau Gwent

  • Reference
    • GB 218 Misc. MSS. 1515
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1813
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • (1 item)

Scope and Content

Abergavenny case for tramroad, 1813.

Administrative / Biographical History

At the beginning of the 19th century, coal was transported by horse-powered trams from collieries to the nearest canal for distribution. The tramroad from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, was built in the 18th century. By 1829 the tramroad reached Hereford.

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Note

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Gwent Record Office, Misc. MSS.; Hay-on-Wye Tourist Information Bureau, http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/htib/index.htm, viewed 17 January 2006.

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Accruals

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Geographical Names

Wales, Abergavenny