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YNYSCEDWYN, a hamlet in the N of Glamorgan; at the confluence of the rivers Tame and Twrch, 13 miles NE by N of Swansea. Iron-works are here; and anthracite abounds in the vicinity, and was brought into use, in 1836, for the blasting of iron.
(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: | Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Ynyscedwyn |
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