Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GARTH

GARTH, a hamlet in Pentyrch parish, Glamorgan; 3¼ miles SW of Caerphilly. Real property, £4, 326; of which £1, 816 are in mines, and £344 in railways. Pop., 1, 053. This place is a resort of sportsmen.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Pen Tyrch AP/CP       Glamorgan AncC
Place: Garth

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