51|Aberaeron to|Cardigan 23| 208| ...| 51|Aberarth vil & pa|Tregaron 13| 222| 976| 56|Aber Bechan to|Welsh Pool 11| 178| ...| 52|Abercwhiler to|Caerwys 4| 208| 487| 54|Aberavon [C] bo. & pa|Swansea 11| 192| 572| 48|Aberbaidon am|Brecon 14| 148| 1781| 50|Aberconway [D] m.t.| Caernarvon 24| 236| 1245| +--+---------------------+------------------------+------+---------+ [A] ABBOTTS LANGLEY. Before the Conquest, and till the dissolution of the monasteries, this place was in the possession of the abbots of St. Albans. About the time of Henry I., Nicholas Breakspear, a native of this place, was advanced to the rank of cardinal, and at length became pope, by the title of Adrian IV.; being the only Englishman that ever attained that dignity. He died, not without suspicion of poison, in 1158. [Sidenote: Englishman made Pope.] [B] ABER (which signifies the mouth of a river, port, or harbour) is situated on the river Gwyngregyr, which here discharges itself into the Irish Sea. The native Welsh princes had a palace at this place, some remains of which are shewn as the residence of Llewelyn ap Griffith. It is one of the ferries to Anglesea, and a convenient place from which to visit the formidable Penmaen Mawr mountain. The passage from hence across the Laven Sands to Beaumaris is by no means safe, as the sands frequently shift; but the large bell of this village is constantly rung in foggy weather, in the hope that its sound may serve to direct those whom imperious necessity obliges to cross under all disadvantages. Two miles from this pleasing village, following the banks of the stream, which flows through highly picturesque scenery, there is a most romantic glen, and a very fine waterfall; the upper part of this cataract is sometimes broken into three or four divisions, by the rugged force of the impending cliff, but the lower one forms a broad sheet, and descends about sixty feet, in a very grand style. _Mail_ arrives 3.15 A.M., departs 9.32 P.M.--_Inn_, Bull. [Sidenote: Ferry to Anglesea.] [Sidenote: Laven sands dangerous. The bell constantly tolled in foggy weather.] [Sidenote: Romantic glen, and waterfall.] [C] ABERAVON is situated at the mouth of the river Avon, on Swansea Bay, and has a harbour for small vessels. Although no charter exists for a market, one has been held here, more than a century past. There is a ridiculous belief, amongst the people of this place, that every Christmas Day, and that day alone, a large salmon presents himself in the river, and allows himself to be caught and handled by any one who chooses; but it would be considered an act of impiety to detain him. _Fair_, April 30. [Sidenote: Singular account of a Salmon.]