In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ely like this:
ELY, a hamlet in Llandaff parish, Glamorgan; on the river Ely, and on the South Wales railway, 2¼ miles W of Cardiff. It has a station on the railway, a post office under Cardiff, and a fair on 22 July. Real property, £1, 160. Pop., 224.
Additional information about this locality is available for Llandaff
Ely through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ely, in Cardiff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25654
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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