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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.
MAESTEG, a town and a sub-district in Bridgend district, Glamorgan. The town is in Llangonoyd parish; stands on the river Llynvi, and on the Llynvi Valley railway, 9 miles NW by N of Bridgend; occupies a sequestered spot, entirely surrounded by ranges of hills; is a place of recent origin and of rapid growth; owes its rise and progress to the establishment and extension of ironworks; and has a station on the railway, a post office‡ under Bridgend, a chapel of ease to Llangonoyd, several dissenting chapels, and two British schools. Its pop. in 1867 was not much short of 14,000.—The sub-district contains all Llangonoyd parish and seven other parishes. Pop. in 1861,8,562. Houses, 1, 689.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a town and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Bridgend and Cowbridge RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Maes Teg |
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