In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abersychan like this:
ABERSYCHAN, a village in Trevethin parish, Monmouth; at the influx of the Sychan to the Avon, 2 miles NNW of Pontypool. It has a post office‡ under Ponty pool, and a r. station on the Eastern Valleys Monmouth railway. It is a straggling populous place, connected with the British Iron-works, on the neighbouring hill side. Here is a sub-parochial church, for a pop. of 7,979, served by a vicar, with a salary of £300, appointed by the vicar of Trevethin.
Abersychan through time
Abersychan is now part of Torfaen district. Click here for graphs and data of how Torfaen has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Abersychan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Abersychan, in Torfaen and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1149
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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