Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Rhymney

Rhymney.-- town with ry. sta., chiefly in Bedwelty par., Monmouthshire, but partly also in Llangunider par., Brecknockshire, on river Rhymney, 2½ miles W. of Tredegar, 2890 ac., pop. 8663; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; has extensive ironworks.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Bedwellty CP/AP       Monmouthshire AncC
Place: Rhymney

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