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MERTHYR-MAWR, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; on the river Ogmore, near its influx to the Bristol channel, 2 miles SW of Bridgend r. station. It has a post office under Bridgend. Acres, 2,590; of which 490 are water. Real property, £1,616; of which £40 are in fisheries. Pop., 174. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged formerly to the Siwards and the Stradlings. Merthyr-Mawr House is the seat of the Nicholls; and its grounds contain two fine sculptured crosses. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Valne, £92. Patron, Mrs. Nicholl. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Merthyr Mawr Parish Bridgend and Cowbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Merthyr Mawr |
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