Brian Pigot's English County maps of 1841 show the Great Western Railway going through Wiltshire (via Swindon and Chippenham) to Bath and Bristol (Temple Meads?), and then on down into the West Country. There are no railways shown in Monmouthshire, although the map does show the New Passage ferry. Your ancestors may have travelled: by train to Bristol (30 miles @ 10mph = 3 hours), horse drawn coach/wagon to New Passage (10 miles @ 4 mph = 2.5 hours), They probably stayed the night at Passage House, New Passage. across the Severn Estuary by ferry (rowing boat in those days? 2 to 3 hours), and then on through Monmouthshire and Glamorgan (by horse drawn coach/wagon) on the old road which roughly follows the today's A48 (45 miles @ 5 mph = 9 hours). Regards Graham -----Original Message----- From: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brian Sent: 15 October 2006 19:30 To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Cc: GLAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Chippenham to Bridgend. Hi Lists. An odd question. Please, could someone with old travelling knowledge tell me how an ordinary working person/family would have journeyed from Chippenham in Wiltshire to Laleston near Bridgend in Glamorgan in 1848/49? Also, if possible, roughly how long would it have been been likely to take. Thanking you in advance. Brian