Mynyddislwyn was a
civil parish
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and
urban district in
Monmouthshire
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, south east
Wales
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. It was abolished in local government reorganisation in 1974. It is named for the mountain in its centre, Mynydd Islwyn (Islwyn Mountain or Islwyn's Mountain, Islwyn being a Welsh male name, meaning "Under the Grove").
The ancient parish of Mynyddislwyn covered a large part of the lower
Ebbw and
Sirhowy Valleys. In 1894 the
Crosskeys
Crosskeys () is a village, community (Wales), community and an Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.
Etymology
The village was originally named Pont-y-cymer and this remains ...
area was included in the urban district of
Risca
Risca () is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It is split into two Community (Wales), communities; Risca East an ...
, and
Abercarn
Abercarn is a town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales. It is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
History
An estate at Abe ...
was constituted a separate urban district.
The remainder of the parish was included in
St Mellons Rural District, and included the hamlets of
Fleur-de-Lis
The ''fleur-de-lis'', also spelled ''fleur-de-lys'' (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a common heraldic charge in the (stylized) shape of a lily (in French, and mean and respectively). Most notably, the ''fleur-de-lis'' ...
,
Gelligroes,
Penmain,
Pontllanfraith and
Ynysddu.
On 1 October 1903 Mynyddislwyn became an urban district. In 1926 it formed the West Monmouthshire Omnibus Board with neighbouring
Bedwellty
Bedwellty () is a small village in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. The village stands on a ridge of high ground between the Rhymney Valley, Rhymney and Sirhowy Valley, Sirhowy valleys. The village comprises St Sannan's parish church, ...
urban district, to maintain local ownership of local bus services. In 1935 the boundaries were adjusted with
Bedwas and Machen and Bedwellty urban districts under a
County Review Order.
Mynyddislwyn urban district was abolished in 1974, with its area passing to the borough of
Islwyn, in the newly created administrative county of
Gwent.
[Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 4] Further local government reform in 1996 included the area in the
county borough of
Caerphilly
Caerphilly (, ; , ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain.
It is north of Cardiff an ...
.
St Tudor's church is part of the Benefice of Upper Islwyn, and has services on the first Sunday of every month.
References
External links
Mynyddislwyn - Portrait of a parishGeograph - St Tudor's church
{{coord missing, Monmouthshire
Geography of Caerphilly County Borough
History of Monmouthshire
Former subdivisions of Wales