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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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PENDERYN, a parish, comprising the hamlets of Lower P. and Upper P., in the district of Merthyr-Tyd-vil and county of Brecon; between the rivers Hepste and Taff, adjacent to Glamorgan; 2¼ miles N N W of Hirwain r. station, and 7 W by N of Merthyr-Tydvil. Post-town, Hirwain, under Aberdare. Acres, 12, 765. Real property of Lower P., £4, 966; of which £381 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 1, 552; in 1861, 1, 134. Houses, 256. The decrease of pop. was caused by the stoppage of Hirwain iron-works. Real property of Upper P., £1, 679; of which £115 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 225; in 1861, 197. Houses, 34. The property is divided among a few. The rocks include limestone, coal, ironore, and fire-clay. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £235. Patron, W. Winter, Esq. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Penderyn CP/AP Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place: | Penderyn |
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