Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Maesteg

Maesteg, town with ry. sta., Llangynwyd par., Glamorgan, on river Llynvi, 8 miles NW. of Bridgend, 6816 ac., pop. 8310; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has extensive ironworks; in vicinity is Maesteg House, seat.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Llangynwyd AP/CP       Glamorgan AncC
Place: Maes Teg

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