In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cefn Coed like this:
CEFN-COED, a village on the north-east border of Glamorgan; 2¾ miles NNW of Merthyr-Tydvil. It has a post office under Merthyr-Tydvil. and a r. station.
Cefn Coed through time
Cefn Coed is now part of Merthyr Tydfil district. Click here for graphs and data of how Merthyr Tydfil has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cefn Coed itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cefn Coed, in Merthyr Tydfil and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24388
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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