Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RHONDDU

RHONDDU, a river of Glamorgan; rising under Craig-y-Llyn; and running about 14 miles south-east-ward, to the Taff at Pontypridd. Its valley has very fine scenery, and is traversed by a branch of the Taff Vale railway.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Glamorgan AncC
Place: Rhondda

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