In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aberpergwm like this:
ABERPERGWM, a chapelry in the parish of Cadoxton, Glamorgan; at Glyn-Neath r. station. Post Town, Glyn Neath under Neath. The scenery of vale and mountain, with the vale of the Pergwm rivulet, a waterfall, and the fine grounds of Aberpergwm House, is very rich. Coal is worked. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £119. Patron, Rees Williams, Esq.
Additional information about this locality is available for Cadoxton Juxta Neath
Aberpergwm through time
Aberpergwm is now part of Neath Port Talbot district. Click here for graphs and data of how Neath Port Talbot has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aberpergwm itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aberpergwm, in Neath Port Talbot and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23870
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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