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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GLYN-COLLWYN, a hamlet-chapelry and a glen in the S of Brecon. The chapelry 1ies in the glen, on the Brecon and Merthyr railway, 2½ miles NE of Dolygaer r. station, and 8 NNE of Merthyr-Tydvil; and is in the parish of Llanvigan. Post town, Merthyr-Tydvil. Pop., 342. Houses, 66. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llanvigan, in the diocese of St. David's. The glen is overhung by the Brecknock Beacons; is about 6 miles long; and possesses grand scenery.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet-chapelry and a glen" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Brecknockshire AncC |
| Place: | Glyn Collwyn |
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