New Quay is a seaside town (and electoral ward) in Ceredigion, Wales, with a resident population of around 1, 200 people, reducing to 1, 082 at the 2011 census.
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13 Facts About New Quay
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Until the early 19th century, New Quay consisted of a few thatched cottages surrounded by agricultural land, the natural harbour providing a safe mooring for fishing boats and a few small trading vessels.
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The New Quay Harbour Act was passed in 1834 and a stone pier was constructed at a cost of £4, 700.
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At that time, as well as shipwrights, New Quay had half a dozen blacksmith shops, three sail makers, three ropeworks and a foundry.
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Florrie Evans, a local resident and daughter of a New Quay seaman, is reported to have started the 1904 Welsh Christian revival in New Quay.
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New Quay is the name of the electoral ward which is coterminous with the community.
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New Quay encouraged Thomas to use the old apple house at the bottom of the manor's walled garden as a quiet place in which to write.
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New Quay, said Caitlin, was exactly Thomas' kind of place, "with the ocean in front of him.
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New Quay is often cited as an inspiration for the village of Llareggub in Under Milk Wood.
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Walford Davies, for example, has concluded that New Quay "was crucial in supplementing the gallery of characters Thomas had to hand for writing Under Milk Wood.
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