In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pontllanfraith like this:
PONT-LLANFRAITH, a place in the W of Monmouth; on the river Sirhowy, and on the Pontypool and Merthyr-Tydvil railway, 2¾ miles W S W of Crumlin. It has a post-office under Newport, Monmouth.
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Pontllanfraith through time
Pontllanfraith is now part of Caerphilly district. Click here for graphs and data of how Caerphilly has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pontllanfraith itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pontllanfraith, in Caerphilly and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25171
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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