In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pen Tyrch like this:
PENTYRCH, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; near the river Taff, 1½ mile S W of Walnut-Tree-Junction r. station, and 6½ N W of Cardiff. It comprises the hamlets of Castle and Garth; and has a post-office under Cardiff. Acres, 3, 975. Real property, £5, 521; of which £1, 816 are in mines, and £344 in railway s. ...
Pop. in 1851, 1, 599; in 1861, 2, 110. Houses, 439. The property is divided among a few. The rocks include lime-stone, iron ore, and coal; and there are ironworks and collieries. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £113. Patron, alternately the Bishop of Llandaff and the Dean and Chapter. The church is good; and there are charities £12.
Pen Tyrch through time
Pen Tyrch is now part of Cardiff district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cardiff has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pen Tyrch itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pen Tyrch, in Cardiff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8480
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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