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.
MAMHOLIE, or MANMOEL, a hamlet in Bedwelty parish, Monmouth; between the Ebbw and the Sirhowy rivers and railways, 2½ miles NE by N of Bedwelty, and 7 WNW of Pontypool. It contains Georgetown and Brieryhill, where there are extensive iron-works; and includes much of the chapelry of Tredegar-St. George. Real property, £53,636; of which £8,500 are in mines, and £30,000 in iron-works. Pop. in 1851,9,120; in 1861,11,510. Houses, 2,025. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of the iron-works. The Bedwelty workhouse is here: and, at the census of 1861, had 98 inmates.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Bedwellty CP/AP Monmouthshire AncC |
| Place names: | MAMHOLIE | MAMHOLIE OR MANMOEL | MANMOEL |
| Place: | Manmoel |
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