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The '''Neath Hundred''' is one of the hundreds of [[Glamorgan]], towards the west of the county. It takes its name from [[Neath]] which it contains. It is bounded to the north-east by [[Brecknockshire]]; to the east by [[Miskin Hundred]]; to the south by [[Newcastle Hundred|Newcastle]] and [[Ogmore Hundred]]s and to the west by [[Llangyfelach Hundred]]. | {{county|Glamorgan}} | ||
[[File:Neath Hundred - Glamorgan.svg|thumb|250p|Neath Hundred shown within Glamorgan]] | |||
The '''Neath Hundred''' is one of the hundreds of [[Glamorgan]], towards the west of the county. It takes its name from [[Neath]] which it contains. It is bounded to the north-east by [[Brecknockshire]]; to the east by [[Miskin Hundred]]; to the south by [[Newcastle Hundred|Newcastle]] and [[Ogmore Hundred]]s and to the west by [[Llangyfelach Hundred]]. It ranks seventh in population terms out of Glamorgan's ten hundreds, with a population of 105,513. | |||
It contains the following ancient parishes: | It contains the following ancient parishes: | ||
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* M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967. | * M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 12 February 2019
The Neath Hundred is one of the hundreds of Glamorgan, towards the west of the county. It takes its name from Neath which it contains. It is bounded to the north-east by Brecknockshire; to the east by Miskin Hundred; to the south by Newcastle and Ogmore Hundreds and to the west by Llangyfelach Hundred. It ranks seventh in population terms out of Glamorgan's ten hundreds, with a population of 105,513.
It contains the following ancient parishes:
References
- William Rees, An Historical Atlas of Wales, Faber, 1959.
- M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967.
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Caerphilly • Cowbridge • Dinas Powis • Kibbor • Llangyfelach • Miskin • Neath • Newcastle • Ogmore • Swansea |
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