Towy

Towy

Towy (spr. Tobi), Fluß in den Grafschaften Brecknock u. Caermarthen des englischen Fürstenthums [735] Wales, fällt in die Bai von Caermarthen, bildet ein schönes 6 Meilen langes Thal.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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