Searching for "RHONDDA"

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    Unit Name Type of Unit Containing Unit (and Type)
    RHONDDA LG_Ward Parish-level Unit PONT Y PRIDD UD (Local Government District)
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    Place name County Entry Source
    Cymmer Glamorgan Cymmer , vil., Llantrisaint par., Glamorgan, on r. Rhondda, 4 m. SW. of Pontypridd; P. O., T. O. Bartholomew
    CYMMER Glamorgan Rhondda-Vach and Rhondda-Vawr rivers, 15 miles NW of Cardiff. It has a post office under Pontypridd. A fire Imperial
    Glamorgan Glamorgan purposes it is divided into 5 divisions, viz. Eastern, Rhondda, Western or Gower, Mid, and Southern, 1 member for each division. Bartholomew
    GLAMORGAN Glamorgan Rhondda, the Rhondda-Vechan, the Ely, the Ogmore, the Avon, the Neath, and the Taw. Rocks of carboniferous limestone and shale Imperial
    HAVODDRYENOG Glamorgan Rhondda branch of the Taff Valley railway, near Newbridge Junction, and between the rivers Taff and Rhondda, 5 miles N of Llantrissant Imperial
    LLANTRISAINT Glamorgan Rhondda. Traces exist of ancient British camps. A second church, called St. John's, a modern edifice, is in the parish Imperial
    LLANWONNO Glamorgan Rhondda Valley, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £356.* Patron, the Vicar of Llantrisaint. The church is dedicated to St. Wonno Imperial
    Newport Monmouthshire Rhondda Valley coal district. Newport is one of the Monmouth District of Parliamentary Boroughs, which returns 1 member to Parliament Bartholomew
    Pontypridd Glamorgan 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 Bartholomew
    PORTH Glamorgan telegraph in Glamorgan; on the Rhondda branch of the Taff Vale railway, 3¼ miles W N W of Pontypridd. Imperial
    Rhondda Glamorgan Rhondda , river, Glamorgan; rises under Craig-y-Llyn, and flows 14 m. SE. through the Rhondda Valley to the Taff Bartholomew
    Rhondda Division Glamorgan Rhondda Division , parl. div. of Glamorgan, pop. 44,046; consists of the township of Ystradyfodwg. Bartholomew
    Rhondda Valley Glamorgan Rhondda Valley , curacy, Llanwonno par., Glamorgan, 3½ miles NW. of Pontypridd. Bartholomew
    TAFF (The) Brecknockshire
    Glamorgan
    miles; receives the Cynon at Whitehall, and the Rhondda at Ponty-prydd; and falls 568 feet between Merthyr-Tydviland Cardiff. Imperial
    TREHERBERT Glamorgan Rhondda Valley railway, 11½ miles NW of Pontypridd. It has a r. station with telegraph, and a post-office Imperial
    YSTRAD Glamorgan YSTRAD , a r. station in Ystradyfodwg parish, Glamorgan; on the Rhondda Valley railway, 8 miles NW of Pontypridd. Imperial
    Ystrad Rhondda Glamorgan Ystrad Rhondda , Glamorgan; P.O., T.O. See YSTRADYFODWG. Bartholomew
    Ystradyfodwg Glamorgan Rhondda ; the par. contains Llwynpia and other mining centres; the township of Ystradyfodwg forms the Rhondda parl. div. of the co. of Glamorgan Bartholomew
    YSTRADYFODWG Glamorgan Rhondda, and on the Rhondda Valley railway, 8 miles NW of Pontypridd; and they have a post-office, of the name Imperial
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