Mynyddislwyn was a
civil parish and
urban district in
Monmouthshire
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, south east
Wales. It was abolished in local government reorganisation in 1974. It is named for the Mountain in its centre MynyddIslwyn (Islwyn Mountain or Islwyn's Mountain, Islwyn being a Welsh Male name, meaning Below the Grove).
The ancient parish of Mynyddislwyn covered a large part of the lower
Ebbw and
Sirhowy Valleys. In 1894 the
Crosskeys area was included in the urban district of
Risca, and
Abercarn
Abercarn is a small 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 ...
was constituted a separate urban district.
The remainder of the parish was included in
St Mellons Rural District
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, and included the hamlets of
Fleur-de-Lis,
Gelligroes,
Penmain
Penmain or Penmaen is a hamlet and community in Caerphilly county borough, south Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated in the Sirhowy valley, East of Blackwood. It is contiguous with, if not completely enco ...
,
Pontllanfraith and
Ynysddu
Ynysddu is a small village and community in the Sirhowy valley of south-east Wales. It is part of the district of Caerphilly within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It lies between to Cwmfelinfach and Wyllie, north of the town of ...
.
On October 1, 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 and Sirhowy valleys. The village comprises a parish church, public house and a few houses. The ancient pa ...
urban district, to maintain local ownership of local bus services. In 1935 the boundaries were adjusted with
Bedwas and Machen
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen is a community and an electoral ward in the county borough of Caerphilly, constituting the villages of Machen, Trethomas, Bedwas, and Upper and Lower Graig-y-Rhacca. It lies in the Caerphilly Basin in the shadow of ...
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 (, ; cy, Caerffili, ) is a town and community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley.
It is north of Cardiff and northwest of Newport. It is the largest town in Caerphilly County Borough, and lies wit ...
.
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