Assheton-Smith family landed estates
Other Business Names:
- Assheton-Smith, Thomas
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Extraction
Copper extraction
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Property activities
Landed estate management
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Extraction
Slate extraction
Notes:
Located in North Wales where leading landowners whose land included extensive slate quarries, especially at Vaynol. 1806 added 80 percent of common land to estate at Ffestiniog. Inherited in 1828 by Thomas Assheton-Smith, 1776-1858, from his father, and were greatly extended by him. Also owned copper mines and associated infrastructure such as port and railways including Y Felinheli [Port Dinorwic]
Publications:
- Evolution of the Landed Estate in North West Wales. A study of forces for change (case study: the Vaynol estate) by Withersby-Lench, K J
- Origins of the Faenol estate. A rumbustious tale by Withersby-Lench, K J
- Reminiscences of the Late Thomas Assheton-Smith Esq, a Famous Fox Hunter by Eardley-Wilmot, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Assheton-Smith, Thomas
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Extraction Copper extraction
- Property activities Landed estate management
- Extraction Slate extraction
Notes:
Located in North Wales where leading landowners whose land included extensive slate quarries, especially at Vaynol. 1806 added 80 percent of common land to estate at Ffestiniog. Inherited in 1828 by Thomas Assheton-Smith, 1776-1858, from his father, and were greatly extended by him. Also owned copper mines and associated infrastructure such as port and railways including Y Felinheli [Port Dinorwic]Publications:
- Evolution of the Landed Estate in North West Wales. A study of forces for change (case study: the Vaynol estate) by Withersby-Lench, K J
- Origins of the Faenol estate. A rumbustious tale by Withersby-Lench, K J
- Reminiscences of the Late Thomas Assheton-Smith Esq, a Famous Fox Hunter by Eardley-Wilmot, John