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.
LANTWIT-VAIRDRE, or LLANTWIT-VAIRDRE, or LLANILLTYD-VAERDRE, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; on the river Taff, the Merthyr-Tydvil canal, and the Taff Vale railway, near Treforest r. station, 4½ miles W by S of Caerphilly. It contains the village and works of Treforest, which have a post-office under Pontypridd; and part of the village of Newbridge, which has a post-office under Newport, Monmouth. Acres, 5,311. Real property, £14,642; of which £1,718 are in mines, £3,458 in iron-works, £20 in quarries, and £150 in railways. Pop. in 1801,405; in 1841,2,192; in 1861, 4,415. Houses, 883. The increase of pop. arose mainly from the erection of tin-works at Treforest, and from the opening of new collieries. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £100. Patron, the Vicar of Llantrisaint. The church was reported in 1859 as very bad. See Treforest and Pontypridd.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llantwit Fadre AP/CP Cardiff RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place names: | LANTWIT VAIRDRE | LANTWIT VAIRDRE OR LLANTWIT VAIRDRE OR LLANILLTYD VAERDRE | LLANILLTYD VAERDRE | LLANTWIT VAIRDRE |
| Place: | Llantwit Fardre |
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