In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rhyd Y Gwern like this:
RHYDGWERN, a hamlet in Machen parish, Glamorgan; on the river Rumney, 5½ miles E of Caerphilly. Pop. in 1851, 185; in 1861, 323. Houses, 68.
Rhyd Y Gwern through time
Rhyd Y Gwern is now part of Caerphilly district. Click here for graphs and data of how Caerphilly has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rhyd Y Gwern itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rhyd Y Gwern, in Caerphilly and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8739
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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