Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Dowlais within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Dowlais, dist. and ry. sta., forming a NE. part of Merthyr Tydfil bor., Glamorgan, 184 miles NW. of London, pop. 16,476; 1 Bank; has large ironworks; Dowlais Top, ry. sta., is 2 miles NE. of Dowlais sta.