Place:Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan, Wales

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NameGlyncorrwg
Alt namesAbercregansource: settlement in parish
Blaengwynfisource: settlement in parish
Croeserwsource: settlement in parish
Cymmer near Neathsource: settlement in parish
Duffrynsource: settlement in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.678°N 3.629°W
Located inGlamorgan, Wales     ( - 1974)
Also located inWest Glamorgan, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
Neath Port Talbot, Wales     (1996 - )
See alsoNeath Hundred, Glamorgan, Waleshundred in which it was situated
Neath Rural, Glamorgan, Walesrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Glyncorrwg was, before 1974, located in the "historic" county of Glamorgan. It is now part of the Neath Port Talbot County Borough (or principal area). Geographically, it is in the Afan Valley.

Glyncorrwg is a community (or civil parish) covering the village and surrounding countryside and contains the villages of Abergwynfi, Blaengwynfi, Croeserw, Cymmer, Abercregan, Duffryn and Glyncorwg itself. Most of the settlements are situated on or south of the A4107 road, but Glyncorrwg is north-northeast of Cymmer. The parish shares its eastern border with the County Borough of Bridgend. The population of Glyncorrwg as a community, was recorded as 5,544 in the 2001 census, reducing to 5,283 at the 2011 census.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Glyncorrwg from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"GLYN-CORRWG, a hamlet and a parish in Neath [registration] district, Glamorgan. The hamlet lies on the river Corwg, a little above its influx to the Avon, 4 miles SE of Resolven [railway] station, and 8 ENE of Neath. Acres: 8,262. Real property: £568. Population: 322. Houses: 48. The parish includes also the chapelry of Blaengwrach; and its post town is Neath. Acres: 11,294. Real property: £1,394. Population: 602. Houses: 106. The property is not much divided. The surface is mainly mountainous; and includes Carn-Mosen, the highest ground in the county. Coal and iron occur, but not in great quantity. The living is a vicarage, united with the [perpetual] curacy of Blaengwrach, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value: £90. Patron: N. V. E. Vaughan, Esq. The parish church was reported in 1859 as bad; but that of Blaen-gwrach is good."

Research Tips

  • GENUKI on Glamorgan Lots of leads to other sources and descriptions of former parishes.
  • The FamilySearch Wiki on Glamorgan has recently been updated (early 2016) and looks remarkably like Wikipedia. Their map "Glamorgan Parish Map.jpg" enlarges to show all the original parishes. The sub-section "Parishes of Historic Glamorgan" lists all the parishes of Glamorgan and the newer preserved counties and principal areas in both English and Welsh. (Currently this website is still under construction.)

Maps

The first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time

These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons

These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area

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