A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LANTWIT-JUXTA-NEATH, a parish in Neath district, Glamorgan; on the river Neath, the Neath canal, and the South Wales railway, 1 mile E by N of Neath. It contains the hamlets of Lower Lantwit, Resolven, and Clyne; and its post-town is Neath. Acres, 10,990. Real property, £8,311; of which £2,549 are in mines, £100 in quarries, and £12 in the canal. Pop. in 1851, 1,992; in 1861,2,232. Houses, 426. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in collieries and in the trade of Neath. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Neath, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is ancient; stands close to the river and the canal; has a curious tower, of picturesque appearance; and was recently restored.
(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: | Llanilltud Nedd AP/Ch Neath RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Llantwit Juxta Neath |
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