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Short Notices ENERGLYN AND PWLLYPANT, CHAPTERS IN THE HISTORY OF A HAMLET by Dennis G. Sellwood, published by the author, 2001. 77pp. illustrated. £ 5.00 Llanbradach and the lower Rhymney Valley is an area known intimately by the author who, in his latest publication, traces the impact of landowners, industrial development and decline, old housing patterns and modern housing developments on Energlyn and Pwllypant. The account of the demolition of the famous Llanbradach Viaduct, as related to the author by the late V.C. Hardacre, is a memorable contribution, underlining the value of 'oral history' and the need for it to be recorded. (Copies available from the author at 31 Maerdy Crescent, Caerphilly, CF83 1PT). LLANBLETHIAN BUILDINGS & PEOPLE, Cowbridge Record Society, 2001. 111 pp. illustrated. £ 4.95 This, the third publication by Cowbrige Record Society, maintains the standards and format of the two earlier productions. In outlining the history of many of the older properties in Llanblethian and the lives of some of their inhabitants, the compilers of this history have drawn upon a wide range of documentary sources. Such sources have been greatly enlivened by the reminiscences of some of the older inhabitants of the parish and also by the comments of the nineteenth-century antiquarian, David Jones of Wallington, a one-time resident of Llanblethian. Among the many local histories published as part of Millennium celebrations the following have been brought to the notice of the editors: LLANSANNOR (LLANSANWYR) compiled and published by LAMBS, 2000. 64pp. colour illustrations. £ 4.25. This attractive booklet produced by LAMBS (Llansannor Ancient and Modern Buildings and Settlements) was supported by a grant from the