Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MAWR

MAWR, a hamlet in Llangafelach parish, Glamorgan; near the Julian way, 7½ miles N of Swansea. Real property, £3,487. Pop., 733. Houses, 140. Many of the inhabitants are colliers.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Llangyfelach AP/CP       Glamorgan AncC
Place: Mawr

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