Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for EWENNY (The)

EWENNY (The), a river of Glamorgan. It rises on the uplands, near Ton-yr-efail; and runs south-westward about 14 miles to the Ogmore, 2½ miles below Bridgend. Its proper name is Y-Wenwy, signifying "the white stream. "


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Glamorgan Ancient County
Place names: EWENNY     |     EWENNY THE     |     THE EWENNY
Place: Ewenni

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