Village History – Glascoed People & Places

History

The hamlet hit the headlines in the early 1860s through “The Glascoed Riots”. About 20 percent of the men from the locality were hauled off to the Monmouthshire assizes, to be tried for rioting! Which side were your ancestors on?

Read Glyndwr Williams’ wonderful Mount Zion Chapel history – one of the finest sources of oral history that you’ll find on Glascoed, going back to the early 19th century!

There are stories on Law and Order, memories of the village School, and the upheaval that the construction of the Reservoir brought in the mid-20th century.

A little known fact: Did you know that there’s an ancient site of Scientific Interest in the hamlet?- if not, then read about Cwm Ton Site of Special Scientific Interest!

History

The Glascoed Riots.

The Reservoir

Glascoed School

Christianity

Royal Ordnance Factory, Glascoed

Cwm Ton Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)