In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ystalyfera like this:
YSTALYFERA, a seat of extensive iron-works in the SW of Brecon; on the Swansea Vale railway, 12¼ miles NNE of Swansea. It has a post-office‡ under Swansea, and a r. station.
Ystalyfera through time
Ystalyfera is now part of Neath Port Talbot district. Click here for graphs and data of how Neath Port Talbot has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ystalyfera itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ystalyfera, in Neath Port Talbot and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20504
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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