In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skewen like this:
SKEWEN, a chapelry in Cadoxton parish, Glamorgan; near Neath. It was constituted in 1846; and its Post town is Neath. Pop., 3,173. Houses, 640. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £160. Patron, alternately the Crown and the Bishop.
Additional information about this locality is available for Cadoxton Juxta Neath
Skewen through time
Skewen 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 Skewen itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skewen, in Neath Port Talbot and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24313
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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