In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pentrebach like this:
PONT-Y-RHUN, or Pentrebach, a chapelry in Merthyr-Tydvil parish, Glamorgan; suburban to Merthyr-Tydvil. It was constituted in 1860. Post-town, Merthyr-Tydvil. Pop., 5, 288. Houses, 1,022. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £65. Patron, A. Hill, Esq.
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Pentrebach through time
Pentrebach is now part of Merthyr Tydfil district. Click here for graphs and data of how Merthyr Tydfil has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pentrebach itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pentrebach, in Merthyr Tydfil and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25216
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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