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Rhymney (or Rumney), river, South Wales; rises in Brecknockshire, and flows 30 miles SE. along the border of Monmouthshire and Glamorgan to the Bristol Channel 2 miles E. of Cardiff; the Rhymney Valley has some fine scenery, and is rich in minerals.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
Administrative units: | Brecknockshire AncC Glamorgan AncC Monmouthshire AncC |
Place names: | RHYMNEY | RHYMNEY OR RUMNEY | RUMNEY |
Place: | Rhymney |
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