Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . pper ore, iron ore, petroleum, sugar, ])otatoes,onions (20,790 bushels), and wood. Pop. of munici-pal borou,t;h (1851) 31,401 ; (1881) 65,597: (1891)90,349. Since 1885 Swansea returns two membersto parliament, one for the district division (Aber-avon, Kenlig, Loughor, and Neath). The charterdates from the ilays of John and Henry III. Thecastle, of which a tower still remains, was foundedin 1099 by the Karl of Warwick, but in the reign ofEdward IV. |iassed by marriage from the Herbertsto the Somerset family, and is still the projie
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . pper ore, iron ore, petroleum, sugar, ])otatoes,onions (20,790 bushels), and wood. Pop. of munici-pal borou,t;h (1851) 31,401 ; (1881) 65,597: (1891)90,349. Since 1885 Swansea returns two membersto parliament, one for the district division (Aber-avon, Kenlig, Loughor, and Neath). The charterdates from the ilays of John and Henry III. Thecastle, of which a tower still remains, was foundedin 1099 by the Karl of Warwick, but in the reign ofEdward IV. |iassed by marriage from the Herbertsto the Somerset family, and is still the projierly ofthe Dukes of Beaufort. The Koyal Institute ofSouth \Nales contains a library, art gallery, andmuseum with an Egyptian collection. Swanseahas also a Free Library and Institute of Scienceand Art. The grammar-school dates from 1682. Sic works by L. VV. Dillwyn (184S), fl. (1849 07). P. KogiTs (IS7S), L. (. Martin (!l), andF. Grant (1881), and the articles ColTEU and TlX. END Ol VOL. IX. Edinburgh :Priuted by W. & R. Ctaaiubeni,
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