In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pontnewynydd like this:
PONTNEWYNYDD, a hamlet and a chapelry in Trevethin parish, Monmouth. The hamlet lies on the river Avon and on the Eastern Valleys railway, ¾ of a mile N N W of Pontypool; and has a station on the railway and a post-office under Pontypool. The chapelrywas constituted in 1844. Pop., 2, 753. Houses, 540. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £150.* Patron, the Vicar of Trevethin.
Pontnewynydd through time
Pontnewynydd is now part of Torfaen district. Click here for graphs and data of how Torfaen has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pontnewynydd itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pontnewynydd, in Torfaen and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23390
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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