Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Merthyr

Merthyr, par. and vil., in co. and 4 miles W. of Carmarthen, on river Cowin, 2218 ac., pop. 262.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Merthyr Parish       Carmarthenshire Ancient County
Place: Merthyr

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