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BLACKROCK, a ferry station on the river Severn, near Portskewet r. station, 4 miles SW of Chepstow, in Monmouth. There is an inn here; and the width of the ferry, at full tide, is about 2¼ miles.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a ferry station" (ADL Feature Type: "transportation features") |
| Administrative units: | Monmouthshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Blackrock |
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