Aberporth, Cardiganshire

Description
Aberporth, a village and a parish in Cardiganshire. The village stands on the coast, at the mouth of the Howny rivulet, 7 miles NE of Cardigan, and is partly in the parish of Blaenporth. It has a post office under Cardigan, which is the telegraph office; and is a seaport, a fishing station, and a watering-place. Acreage, 2253; population, 422. A great portion of the in-face of the parish is bare hill, and one of the summits is within view of the coast of Ireland. Plas, belonging to the Morgan family, is an ancient cruciform mansion. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St David's; net value, £150. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church is good. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel.