Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Nantyglo

Nantyglo, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Aberystruth par., Monmouthshire, 4 ½ miles NW. of Abertillery, pop. 3429; P.O.; is situated amidst a wild tract of upland country, and is a centre of extensive ironworks.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ecclesiastical district and railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Aberystruth CP/AP       Monmouthshire AncC
Place: Nantyglo

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