In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gabalfa like this:
GABALVA, a hamlet in Llandaff parish, Glamorgan; near the river Taf and the Taf Valley canal and railway, 2 miles NE of Llandaff. Real property, £2, 657. Pop., 259. Gabalva House belonged to the Herberts, and passed to the Moggridges.
The location is where the name "Gabalfa" appears on the modern 1:25,000 map. Additional information about this locality is available for Cardiff
Gabalfa through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gabalfa, in Cardiff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23850
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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