Aberaeron, Cardiganshire, Wales Genealogy

Wales Cardiganshire  Cardiganshire Parishes  Aberaeron

History
Aberaeron (from Welsh: Aberaeron meaning "mouth of the River Aeron", Aeron being a Welsh god of war[1]) is a seaside resort town in Ceredigion, Wales. Situated between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, it is home to the headquarters of Ceredigion County Council. The population was 1520 in 2001.[2] The present town was planned and developed from 1805 by the Rev. Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne. The harbour he built operated as a port and supported a shipbuilding industry in the 19th century. A group of workmen's houses and a school were built on the harbour's north side, but these were reclaimed by the sea.[3] Steam ships continued to visit the harbour until the 1920s but, in later years, it evolved into a small half-tide harbour for recreational craft. The estuary is also crossed by a wooden pedestrian bridge.

1] BBC Wales - What's in a name? 2] Office for national Statistics; Census 2001: parish Headcounts: Ceredigion 3] Aberaeron 1807-2007: Aberaeron Town Trail, celebrating our heritage. [From Wikipedia]

Genuki.org.uk links Abaeraeron to LlandwyAber- Arth and Henfynyw parishes. For further information see Llanddewi Aber-Arth at genuki.org.uk and Henfynyw at genuki.org.uk

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