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From: "John Ball" <>
Subject: Re: [Mon] Samuel MORGAN, Elinor JAMES
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 15:25:51 +0100
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Judy Thomas <> wrote:
The location references for this piece are Ebbw Vale Iron Works, Hamlet of
Manmoel, Parish of Bedwelty.
Does Manmoel still exist? A Google search doesn't really produce anything of
value.
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Dear Judy,

The GENUKI website includes the following in its description of Bedwellty
transcribed from 'The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland'
(1868):
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"MAMHOLE, (or Manmoel), a hamlet in the parish of Bedwellty, lower division
of the hundred of Wentllooge, county Monmouth, 7 miles N.W. of Pont-y-pool.
It is situated near the Monmouth canal, between the rivers Rumney and
Sirhowey. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coal and iron works
which are extensively carried on. The district is very populous.
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[See www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Bedwellty/Gaz1868.html]

'Tallis's Topographical Dictionary of England and Wales' (1860) gives the
population of Manmoel as 9,120 (probably from the 1851 census) [see
http://www.wfha.clara.net/wales/tallis/gazetteer.htm]

You can call up a highly detailed (1:10,560-scale) late 19th century map of
this area by going to the Old Maps website at http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
On the main page, select the "Co-ordinates" option in the search facility
(near top left of the page). In the search field enter the co-ordinates
317910,203330 (without any spaces) and click the Search button.
When the small map appears, click on the "Enlarged view" button below the
map. A highly detailed large map of the area will open in a new window,
centred on Manmoel.

Kind regards,

John
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John Ball, Ystalyfera, near Swansea, Wales, UK
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Homepage: http://www.wfha.clara.net/
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GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/



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