Rhymney River
The Rhymney River (Welsh: Afon Rhymni) is a river in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales, flowing through Cardiff into the Severn Estuary. The river formed the boundary between the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire until in 1887, the parishes east of the river, Rumney and St Mellons, were transferred from the jurisdiction of Newport, to Cardiff in Glamorgan.[1]
The river flows south from its source near Rhymney through New Tredegar, Bargoed, Ystrad Mynach, Llanbradach to Caerphilly at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley. Then past Bedwas, Trethomas, Machen, Draethen, Llanrumney and Rumney and its estuary into the River Severn.
The
Covering a distance of 30 miles (48 km), the catchment is divided into two distinct parts:[2]
- The upper reaches: steep-sided, wet, mountainous upper valley
- The lower reaches: flatter wider valley below Machen, where the river assumes a lowland meandering character
Being located in part of the
References
- ^ "The History of Cardiff's Suburbs - The history of the suburb of Rumney". Cardiffians.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Rhymney River". South East Wales Rivers Trust. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Rhymney river tunnel". WelshCoalMines.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Rhymney River". South East Wales Rivers Trust. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.