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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Treforest like this:
TREFOREST, a hamlet in Llantwit-Vairdre parish, Glamorgan; on the Taff Vale railway, 11¾ miles NNW of Cardiff. It has a post-office under Pontypridd, and a r. station; and extensive tin-plate works are adjacent. Pop., 921.
Treforest is now part of RHONDDA; CYNON; TAFF District. Click here for graphs and data of how RHONDDA; CYNON; TAFF has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Treforest itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Treforest, in Rhondda; Cynon; Taff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24931
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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