Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for YNYSCEDWYN

YNYSCEDWYN, a hamlet in the N of Glamorgan; at the confluence of the rivers Tame and Twrch, 13 miles NE by N of Swansea. Iron-works are here; and anthracite abounds in the vicinity, and was brought into use, in 1836, for the blasting of iron.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Glamorgan AncC
Place: Ynyscedwyn

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