A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Pontypridd, town with ry. sta. (Pontypridd Juncton), Eglwysilan, Llantrisaint, Llantwit-Vairdre, and Llanwonno pars., Glamorgan, at the confluence of the Rhondda with the Taff, 12 miles NW. of Cardiff and 12 miles S. of Merthyr Tydfil, pop. 12,317; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Pontypridd is also called Newbridge, and receives its name from a remarkable one-arch bridge of singular elegance (Pont-y-Pridd - the Bridge of Beauty) over the Taff. A small village at the beginning of the 19th century, Pontypridd owes its progress chiefly to the coal and iron in the neighbourhood, and has chemical works, iron and brass foundries, and anchor, chain, and cable works.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Pont Y Pridd |
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