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Farmers, continued. Griffiths David, Penderry Vawr IN PENDERRY LOWER HAMLET, IN Griffit.hs William, Penderry Vawr LLANGYE'ELACH PARISH. Powell Thomas, Rhosfawr fawr Griffiths William, Tyledu Bowen Thos. & Enoch, Cadley mill Rees Hopkin, Blaenrholchfa fawr Han·is Howell, 'l'redegar Charles Edward, Llanyrafon Roberts Henry, Cefn myddfe Harris William, Gellywren Vawr David Rees, Penllwyniddian Roberts Thomas, Pent.wyn Hopkin William, Gelly hill Davies D;ii.vid, Cilywnwar Thomas Griffiths, Fagwren Howells Rees, Parkmawr Davies John, Cadley fa.ch Thomas Owen, Maestyma..rwnor J effrtys Rees, Gellywren isha Davies vVilliam, Velinllan Thomas Owen, Blaenrholchfa fach .Jenkins Richd., Gellyveddan Mawr Eva.ns William, Cefn maes Williams John, Llidiadan Lower Glasbrook Thos., FforP.st Vach John Benjamin, Coedwig Howell Griffiths Henry, Cefn Cadley IN PENDERRY HIGHER HAMLET. Jones Griffiths, Parkmawr J enkins Griffith, Glensilin Mainwaring David, Brynrhos John David, Penlan Vawr Beddow David, Corseinon Scully William, Heol y manners Lewis Thom~ts, Penlan N ewydd Bevan David, Tyr Coed Mawr Thomas FranciR, Penwaun Fawr Morgans James, Cefn Gyfelach Clement John, Glanlliw Fawr Vaughan John, 'l'ir Edwin Thomas .Philip, Brynieduon Clement John, Bachgwreiddya Walters David. Gellycynore Waiters William, Tyrfordfawr Clement William, Gelly organs Williams Thos., Cefn Forest Fawr Williams Thomas, Blaen Cadley David Edward, Gorswaddan Williams Thos., Two Llwyncadwgan Williams Daniel, Tirdonkin

AN SEA VALLEY,

CONTAINING THE PARISHES OF KILYllEllYLL, LLANGUICKE, LLANSAI\-ILET (PART OF), YSTRADGYNLAIS AND YSTRADVET_JLTY, WITH THE VILLAGES OF CLYDACH, GLA[S, PONTARDAWE, RHYNDWY CLYDACH (HIGHER AND LOWER), IN THE PARISH OF LLANGYFELACH, YNISYMUDW, AND YSTALYFERA . •

...... W ANSEA V ALLEY, intersected by the Swansea pleasantly situated, partly in Llanguicke parish, Valley railway and the river Tawe, contains and partly in the parishes of Kilybebyll and numerous important ironworks, tin-phte works, Rhyndwyclydach, about 8 miles from Swansea and 5 collieries, and several populous villages. There are from Y stalyfera. In the immediate neighbourhood railway stations at Llansamlet, Glais, Clydach, Pont­ of Pontardawe are the extensive iron and tin-plate ardawe, Ystalyfera and Yniscedwyn. 'l'he Swansea works of Messrs. vVilliam Gilbertson & Co., also canal, extending to Hennoyadd, county of Brecon, several important collieries, a chemical works, and a distance of 16 miles from Swansea, is largely used brewery. Gas works have been recently established for the conveyance of coals, &c., from the various by a company composed of the principal inhabitants. collieries and works in the valley. It is probable that Pontardawe will shortly be the KILYBEBYLL is a large parish, 8 miles from head of a Poor Law Union, composed of several Swansea and about four from Neath, situated on of the adjacent parishes at present forming por­ the eastern side of the valley, in the N eath Union tion~'. of the N eath and Swansea Unions. The and County Court district. '11he Pontardawe station church is a handsome structure in the Gothic on the Swansea Vale railway is in this parish. The style, with a tower surmounted by an elegant parish church is a small building, with one aisle, spire of considerable height; it is a chapel-of-ease and a tower containing three bells ; the living is a to the parish church of Llanguicke. There are rectory in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor. places of worship for Independents, Baptists, Population in 1861, 1,346, and in 1871, 1,592. Wesleyan Methodists, Calvinistic Methodists, and LLANGUICKE is a very extensive and populous Unitarians. A School Board has been elected under parish, situated on the western side of the valley, the Education Act for superintending the educa­ and extending to the boundary of the county of tional requirements of the district. There is a Glamorgan, where it is joined by Brecon. It is station on the Swansea Valley Railway. Population in the Neath Union and County Court district. Its returned with the parish. distance from Swansea to the first portion of the CLYDACH is a prosperous village on the road to parish, Pontardawe church, is 8 miles. Swansea, and about 5 miles therefrom. The foundry YsTALYFERA is a large and important village and engineering works of Messrs. John Player & and station on the Swansea Vale railway, and distant Co. are here, and also several productive collieries; from Swansea 12 miles. The extensive iron and and about half-a-mile distant are the works of tin-plate works of the Ystalyfera Iron Co. are here the Ynispenllwch Tin-plate Oo. Limited. The situated. When in full operation these works Swansea Vale Railway Co. have a station here. employ several thousand workmen. The village Near the village is a neat church, dedicated to St. contains an hotel, numerous respectable retail estab­ John; the living is a perpetual cnracy, in the lishments, a chapel-of-ease to the parish church, patronage of the Crown and Bishop alternately. and chapels for various denominations of dissenters. There are chapels for Baptists, Independents and At Ynisymudw are the fire-brick and drain-pipe Calvinistic Methodists, and schools conducted on works of Mr. W. T. Holland; there is also a. church the national and British systems~ belonging to the eE.tablishment. Population of the GLAIS is a station on the Swansea Valley railway, parish in 1861, 7,983, and in 1871, 8,312. in the immediate neighbourhood of which are several PoNTARDA WE is a rising and populous village, collieries.