WAW005795 WALES (1947). Wide view of Hirwaen Royal Ordnance Factory

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Title [WAW005795] Wide view of Hirwaen Royal Ordnance Factory
Reference WAW005795
Date 19-May-1947
Link Coflein Archive Item 6413329
Place name
Parish
District
Country WALES
Easting / Northing 293500, 206300
Longitude / Latitude -3.5427706647601, 51.744810800879
National Grid Reference SN935063

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Class31
Monday 3rd of August 2015 08:09:00 AM
For the benefit of readers I would say that Hirwaen is not the usual spelling for this location. Hirwaun is the more common spelling. A local slang pronounciation which was often heard from the 1960.s onwards was "erwin"

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