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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glyncynon like this:
GLYN-CONNON, a hamlet in Llanwonno parish, Glamorgan; on the river Taf, and on the Cardiff canal, 6 miles S by W of Merthyr-Tydvil. It includes the villages of Home and Havoddryinog, and part of Newbridge; and has the Pont-Cynon aqueduct of the Cardiff canal over the river Taf. Real property, £7, 084; of which £36 are in quarries, £900 in mines, and £25 in iron-works. Pop., 415.
Glyncynon 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 Glyncynon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glyncynon, in Rhondda; Cynon; Taff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25805
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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