Where is it?

[Jane Eden]

Hi

I have looked on the link to the 1850 map and cannot find 2 places.

Rhymney - I can see 2 places called Rumney 1 in NW and 1 in SW. But where is Rhymney?

Pontnewydd - this is what it looks like on the census but I cannot see anything like it.

Thanks

Jane

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Jane,

Pontnewydd:  try looking for CWMBRAN

Pontnewydd is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontnewydd

Also,

Rhymney is a town located in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhymney

Both articles include grid references and links to OS maps

Hope this helps,
Bob
(I used to sing "Bells of Rhymney" in the student folk clubs - happy days !)

[ricky1]

Hi Jane Swann
On Genuki it says that Bedwellte/Bedwellty contains the chapelries of Rhymney and Tredegar in the county of Monmouth

ricky.

[Jane Eden]

Ricky & Bob

Thanks. I had looked on Genuki but under Mons civil registration where they were not listed so I had tried

Jane.

[rhys]

Hello Jane
Pontnewydd was in Trevethin parish a few miles south of Pontypool.

PONTNEWYDD, a hamlet in the parish of Trevethan

Also in Trevethin parish a mile north of Pontypool
PONTNEWYNYDD

The town of Rhymney  often enumerated as Rumney in early census returns
was in Bedwellty Parish
The Parish of Rumney in the south of the county  was near the county border
with Glamorgan.
It is near Cardiff  and i think is now in Glamorgan.


Rhys

[Jane Eden]

Rhys

Thanks for the information. I have got it now.

Rhymney - Bedwelty parish and on multimap just above where it says Merthyr Tydfil

Pontnewydd - near Trevethin near Pontypool.

Thanks to all

Jane