A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RHYDYBORTHAN, a hamlet in Eglwys-Ilan parish, Glamorgan; on the river Taff, the Glamorgan canal, and the Taff Vale railway, 4¼ miles W N W of Caerphilly. Real property, £5, 814; of which £1, 931 are in mines and £15 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 1, 412; in 1861, 1, 925. Houses, 405. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of mining and manufacturing operations.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Rhydyborthan |
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