In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aber Carn like this:
ABERCARN, a town in Mynyddyslwyn parish, Monmouth; on the W. Valleys railway, 10½ miles NW of New port. It has a post office‡ under Newport, Monmouth, a r. station, chemical works, iron and tin-plate works, and extensive collieries. A. House is a seat of Lorg Llanover
Aber Carn through time
Aber Carn is now part of Caerphilly district. Click here for graphs and data of how Caerphilly has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aber Carn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aber Carn, in Caerphilly and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/876
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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