WJEC GCSE History Of Medicine Practice Test

Which Welsh trading port first experienced the Black Death?

Swansea Haverfordwest Cardiff Wrexham

Correct Answer:

Haverfordwest

Explanation:

The spread of the Black Death followed medieval trade routes, so the disease reached new areas first through port towns where ships from infected regions docked and rats with fleas could disembark. Haverfordwest, a busy Welsh trading port on the coast, is recorded as the first Welsh town hit by the plague, which fits this pattern of maritime entry. Because coastal ports were the initial entry points, inland or differently positioned towns like Wrexham, and other coastal towns such as Swansea or Cardiff, were affected later as the disease moved along trade networks. So choosing Haverfordwest reflects the logic that the plague first arrived in Welsh maritime hubs before spreading further inland.

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