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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Risca, town and par. with ry. sta., Monmouthshire, on river Ebbw, 6½ miles NW. of Newport - par., 1879 ac., pop. 3971; town (including also parts of the pars. of Machen and Mynyddyslwyn), 4370 ac., pop. 5556; P.O., T.O.; is a local government district, and has chemical works, tiuplate works, and collieries; the par. contains Risca House, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Risca CP/AP Monmouthshire AncC |
| Place: | Risca |
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