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Rhiannon wrote: a drover's route that went through wessex to get to london would be a bit of a diversion from south wales?? they didn't have the severn bridge in those days.. I can't find the artical I was looking for but I did find this "Trade with the South West of England Welsh cattle for sale in the South Western counties of Glos, Wilts, Somerset and Devon passed through Llandovery and Brecon to cross the Severn via the Aust Ferry which was reached by way of the Crickhowell-Abergavenny road. In 1797, Warner's [ he of the book "A Walk through Wales"] progress was " frequently retarded by numerous droves of black cattle from Pem and Cmn travelling towards the Passage to be transported across the Severn and driven towards the markets of Bristol and the other large towns of Somerset, Glos and Wilts." I have seen mention of a S Wales beef trade with England as far back as the Medieval but not before.. This route from Pembrokeshire manages to avoid the rivers that flow in to the sea on the S coast of Wales other than, obviously the Seven.. Tony Reply | with quote | Posted by tonyh 2nd July 2009ce 16:16 In reply to: Re: The Blue Stone Enigma (Rhiannon) |
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