| Caersws in 1836 (and 1859!) | ||
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In a way the map on this page lets
us see Caersws at two different years on the
same map! |
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map shows us that transport links
have always been imortant to Caersws. The village was first established
in Roman times where two routes met and there was a crossing over the river.
(You can see the outline of the Roman settlement just to the right of the
railway on the map) These two routes were - the road down the Severn valley, and the route up through the hills to the North West through Carno and on to the coast. At the beginning of the reign of Queen Victoria these two routes had turnpike roads on them. (See the Llanidloes transport pages for more detail). From the middle of her reign they had railway lines built along them. |
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