In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Port Einon like this:
PORTEYNON, or Porth-Einion, a village and a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan. The village stands on a bay of its own name, 1 mile N of Porteynonpoint at the S E extremity of the Gower peninsula, 12 miles S W of Loughor r. station, and 15 W S W of Swansea; and was once noted for smuggling. ...
The parish contains also the village of Overton; and its post town is Swansea. Acres, 1, 136; of which 80 are water. Real property, £701. Pop., 297. Houses, 67. The property is divided between two. P. bay is an encurvature of about 2½ miles, and lies exposed to the S E. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £121.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church wasreported in 1859 as very bad.
Port Einon through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Port Einon, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8512
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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