In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rugos like this:
RHIGOS, a hamlet in Ystradyfodwg parish, Glamorgan; 10 miles S W of Merthyr-Tydvil. Real property, £1, 752; of which £100 are in mines, and £350 in railway s. Pop. in 1851, 1,047; in 1861, 822. Houses, 154. The decrease of pop. arose from the stoppage of the Hirwain iron-works.
Rugos through time
Rugos is now part of Rhondda; Cynon; Taff district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rhondda; Cynon; Taff has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rugos itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rugos, in Rhondda; Cynon; Taff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10769
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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