Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SIRHOWY (The)

SIRHOWY (The), a river in Brecon and Monmouth; rising on Mynydd-Llangynidr, in Brecon; and running about 18 miles south-south-eastward, past Tredegar, Argoed, and Mynyddyslwyn, to the Ebbw, ¾ of a mile above Risca. Its vale is rich in minerals, and teems with mineral works.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Brecknockshire AncC       Monmouthshire AncC
Place names: SIRHOWY     |     SIRHOWY THE     |     THE SIRHOWY

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