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Rhigos in the Parish of Ystradyfodwg
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"RHIGOS (RHEGOES), a township, in the parish of YSTRAD-DYVODOG, union of MERTHYR-TYDVIL, hundred of MISKIN, county of GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALES, 74 miles (W.) from MerthyrTydvil; containing 615 inhabitants. It is situated on the border of Brecknockshire, near the Hirwaun iron-works, and on the road from Neath to MerthyrTydvil. Hirwaun common is a high and extensive tract to the west of this place, and contains some coal-pits, from which tram-roads proceed to the Hirwaun works in Brecknockshire. Here is a day school, containing about 20 children, the master of which is paid 12r. weekly, raised by subscription, and in addition receives small payments from a few of the parents; also a Sunday school, in which about 40 males and females are gratuitously taught by Calvinist"[A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1833 © Mel Lockie 2016]
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For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
| Nonconformist Registers Deposited | |||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref | Deposited |
| Bethel, Wesleyan | 1857-1933 | - | - | SN 91340606 | NLW |
| Bethel, Wesleyan | 1966-1968 | - | - | SN 91340606 | WGRO |
WGRO - West Glamorgan Record Office, Swansea
NLW - National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Rhigos - on Wikipedia
Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site
The transcription of the section for Rhigos from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SN925055 (Lat/Lon: 51.737863, -3.558224), Rhigos in the Parish of Ystradyfodwg which are provided by:
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Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Rhigos Civil Parish records "..........comprising churchwardens' and overseer's accounts and vestry meeting, 1837-1894; parish council minutes books, 1894-1968; declarations of acceptance of office by parish councillors, 1894-1973; parish council allotment register, 1942-1964; Croesffordd Community Centre management committee minutes book, 1964-1969"
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Rhigos School Board records 1877-1903.
- Rhigos School mixed and infants log books, 1876-1926.
"When elementary schools were brought under county council control in 1902, Rhigos School, Glamorgan (now Rhondda Cynon Taff), was made part of the Neath School Group for administrative purposes"