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GLYN-CORRWG, a hamlet and a parish in Neath district, Glamorgan. The hamlet lies on the river Corwg, a little above its influx to the Avon, 4 miles SE of Resolven r. station, and 8 ENE of Neath. Acres, 8, 262. Real property, £568. Pop., 322. Houses, 4 8. The parish includes also the chapelry of Blaengwrach; and its post town is Neath. Acres, 11, 294. Real property, £1, 394. Pop., 602. Houses, 106. The property is not much divided. The surface is mainly moun-tainous; and includes Carn-Mosen, the highest ground in the county. Coal and iron occur, but not in great quantity. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Blaengwrach, in the diocese of Llandaff. Va-lue, £90. Patron, N. V. E. Vaughan, Esq. The parish church was reported in 1859 as bad; but that of Blaen-gwrach is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Glyn Corrwg Hmlt Neath RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Glyncorrwg |
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