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Tenby's Harbour
Tenby Harbour is a naturally sheltered and improved harbour for the town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire on the south coast of Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay and faces both the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Boats sail from there to the offshore monastic Caldey Island. History With its strategic position on the far west coast of Britain the harbour made Tenby a natural place to settle, initially with a local focus but developing wider trading links under Hiberno-Norse influence. Throughout the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries Tenby received various royal grants to finance the enclosure of the harbour as well as improving the town walls. Traders sailed along the coast to Bristol and Ireland and further afield to France, Spain and Portugal. Exports included wool, skins, canvas, coal, iron and oil; while in 1566 it is believed that Portuguese seamen landed the first oranges in Wales. It was during this period that the town was so busy and important, it was considered to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenby
Tenby () is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay. Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the 13th-century Tenby Town Walls, medieval town walls, including the Five Arches barbican gatehouse, Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, the 15th-century St Mary's Church, Tenby, St. Mary's Church, and the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust's Tudor Merchant's House. Boats sail from Tenby's harbour to the offshore monastic Caldey Island. St Catherine's Island is tidal and has a 19th-century Palmerston Fort. The town has an operating Tenby railway station, railway station. The A478 road from Cardigan, Ceredigion, connects Tenby with the M4 Motorway, M4 via the A477 road, A477, the A40 road, A40 and the A48 road, A48 in approximately . History Middle Ages With its strategic position on the far west coast of Great Britain, Britain, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
