Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for DYLAIS (Lower and Upper)

DYLAIS (Lower and Upper), two townships in Cadoxton parish, Glamorgan; on the river Dylais and the Sarn-Helen way, 2 miles NE of Neath. Real property, £1, 453 and £2, 030, -of which £600 are in iron-works. Pop., 348 and 622. Houses, 67 and 121. Upper Dylais includes the village of Croynant. Fairs are held on Whit-Monday, 29 Sep., and 20 Nov.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "two townships"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Glamorgan Ancient County
Place: Dulais

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