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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rhydyborthan like this:
RHYDYBORTHAN, a hamlet in Eglwys-Ilan parish, Glamorgan; on the river Taff, the Glamorgan canal, and the Taff Vale railway, 4¼ miles W N W of Caerphilly. Real property, £5, 814; of which £1, 931 are in mines and £15 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 1, 412; in 1861, 1, 925. Houses, 405. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of mining and manufacturing operations.
Rhydyborthan is now part of RHONDDA; CYNON; TAFF District. Click here for graphs and data of how RHONDDA; CYNON; TAFF has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rhydyborthan itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rhydyborthan, in Rhondda; Cynon; Taff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25870
Date accessed: 13th November 2025
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