NEATH-LOWER (NEDD), a township, in the parish of CADOXTON, union and hundred of NEATH, county of GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALES, 3
miles (N. E.) from Neath; containing 254 inhabitants. The place is beautifully situated in the Vale of Neath, which
abounds with strikingly picturesque and richly varied scenery; and from the hills in this part of the vale descend
numerous mountain streams, forming small but beautiful cascades, that enliven the scene, and add beauty and variety to the
landscape. The whole of the district is exceedingly rich in mineral treasure: iron-stone and coal are found in Freat
abundance and of excellent quality; and at I nys-y-Gerwyn, in the township, some works have been established, on a
moderate scale, for extracting the metal from the copper slag, which afford employment to a portion of the inhabitants.
The Neath canal, which commences near Briton-Ferry, and extends for thirteen miles to Abernant, crosses the Vale and river
of Neath near this place.