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Cefn Mably

Alternative Name: Cefn Mabli
Morphology: cefn+the personal name Mabli
Phonetic: kev-n-mab-lee

Though most of this area lies within the City and County of Cardiff, some houses in the Cefn Mably area are in Caerphilly county borough, in the rural area south of Rudry and Draethen. The woods there are renowned for some of the best springtime displays of bluebells in South Wales. The name commemorates Mabli, daughter of Robert Fitzhamon, known as the 'Norman Conqueror' of Glamorgan. She was the first person to build a house on the ridge circa 1100. Mabli is the Welsh version of the name Mabel.

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1889
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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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1889
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Copyright held by Heirs of Thomas Mansel Franklen (d.1928)

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