Notepad
A collection of articles and papers on the history and archeology of Abergele and surrounds.
Transportation to New South Wales
R. Fred Roberts
Convicts being sent to Australia
Ships of the second convict fleet were met on their arrival at Botany Bay in 1792 by, among others, the Rev. Richard Johnson. He went on board the ship Surprise and was so affected by the dreadful conditions under which these felons were held as to write the following account: »
First published: Abergele Field Club and Historical Society Review No.12 | 1993
Abergele in the Early 1800s
The following is a short extract from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales published in 1849. The full article may be seen in context at British History Online.
Abergele (Aber-Gelau)
ABERGELE (ABER-GELAU), a market town and parish, in the union of St. Asaph, hundred of Isdulas, county of Denbigh, North Wales, 12 miles (N. W.) from Denbigh, 20 (N. W.) from Ruthin, and 209 (N. W.) from London; containing 2661 inhabitants, of whom 945 are in the township of Abergele.
This parish takes its name from its situation near the mouth of the river Geley.
It is celebrated as the scene of several military exploits in the earlier period of the wars between England and Wales, and for various transactions of great historical interest.
Prior to the Norman Conquest, Harold, in his attempt to subjugate this part of the principality, was encountered by Grufydd ab Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, on the plain near Cevn Ogo, in this parish, and, after a sanguinary battle, in which he was defeated, and a considerable number of his men slain, was driven back to Rhuddlan.
'Abergele - Ambleston', A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1849), pp. 12-25.
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