In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pontrhydfen like this:
PONTRHYDYVEN, a hamlet in the centre of Glamorgan; on the river Avon, 5 miles N N E of Aberavon. It has a post-office under Taibach. A water-wheel hereis driven by a stream brought from the opposite side of the valley, on a stone aqueduct 460 feet long.
Additional information about this locality is available for Michaelstone super Avon
Pontrhydfen through time
Pontrhydfen is now part of Neath Port Talbot district. Click here for graphs and data of how Neath Port Talbot has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pontrhydfen itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pontrhydfen, in Neath Port Talbot and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25693
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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