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RHIGOS, a hamlet in Ystradyfodwg parish, Glamorgan; 10 miles S W of Merthyr-Tydvil. Real property, £1, 752; of which £100 are in mines, and £350 in railway s. Pop. in 1851, 1,047; in 1861, 822. Houses, 154. The decrease of pop. arose from the stoppage of the Hirwain iron-works.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rhondda Parish Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Rugos |
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