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Aberbargoed

Alternative Name: Aberbargod
Morphology: aber+bargod
Phonetic: abb-airr-bar-god

This means "mouth of the boundary river" as the stream Nant Bargod Rhymni (Bargau Remni c1170) formed the boundary between two areas of land many years ago. The word "bargod" can mean "eaves" but in this context literally means "boundary" – though it can be argued that the eaves of a house are the boundary between the wall and the roof! The "e" has been mistakenly inserted into the name since at least 1629, as if the word derives from "coed" meaning wood as in other local names that refer to wood such as Hengoed and Argoed. For example, the village is shown as Aber Bargoed on a Monmouthshire map by George Phillips and Sons of London in 1892.

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1905-1918
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Copyright held by F Temple, Brynmawr (heirs/successors)

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1905-1918
Supplied by Glamorgan Archives
Copyright held by F Temple, Brynmawr (heirs/successors)

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1905-1918
Supplied by Glamorgan Archives
Copyright held by F Temple, Brynmawr (heirs/successors)

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