In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blaen Gwrach like this:
BLAENGWRACH, a chapelry in Glyncorrwg parish, Glamorgan; in the Vale of Neath, on the Vale of Neath railway, at Glyn-Neath station, 9 miles NE of Neath Post Town, Glyn-Neath, under Neath. Acres, 3,031. Real property, £826. Pop., 280. Houses, 58. The scenery is fine. Ynislaes is a chief residence. Many of the inhabitants are employed in copper and iron mines. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the p. curacy of Glyncorrwg, in the diocese of Llandaff. There is an Independent chapel. Dr. A. Rees, the author of the "Cyclopedia," was a native.
Blaen Gwrach through time
Blaen Gwrach 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 Blaen Gwrach itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blaen Gwrach, in Neath Port Talbot and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5421
Date accessed: 05th May 2024
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