Ystradyfodwg

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According to the Nuttall Encyclopedia[1], Ystradyfodwg is a township in Glamorgan, in a rich mining district. It had a population of 88,000 (circa 1907).

According to the Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales [2]:

"YSTRAD DYFODWG, in the Cwmwd of Meisgyn, Cantref of Penythen (now called the Hundred of Miskin), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Perpetual Curacy, not in charge, annexed to the Vicarage of Llan Trisaint: Patron, The Vicar of Llan Trisaint: Church dedicated to St. Tyfodwg. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 542. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was, £ 222..19..1 1/2. It is 9 m. N. N. W. from Llan Trisaint. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Stipend, and Augmentation, was £44. It is situate near the river Rhonddu Fawr. This is a very wild and romantic part of the County; and the Parish is twelve miles in circumference, the Church standing almost in the centre of it. See, Rhigos. "

[edit] Churches

Churches in Ystradyfodwg:

  • Parish Church of St. John the Baptist

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of 1907, from Gutenberg
  2. ↑  A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811. From the Genuki[3] website.
  3. ↑  http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Ystradyfodwg/ -- much more information (see Talk page)

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.

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