Not admirable, Nelson! Village named after seafaring hero comes under fire
Not admirable, Nelson! Village named after seafaring hero comes under fire over his support for slave owners Inn at Nelson, near Caerphilly, was named after the naval hero following his visit Village expanded around pub because of coal mining and adopted the name Officials at Labour-run council compiled list of suspect places linked to slavery
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A village has been added to a dossier of sites connected to the slave trade because its name comes from a pub styled after Lord Nelson.
The inn at Nelson, near Caerphilly, was named after the naval hero following his visit to the area in 1803, two years before his death at the
