In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bryn Gwyn like this:
BRYNGWYN, a parish in the district of Hay and county of Radnor; on the river Arrow, 4¼ miles WNW of the Hereford and Brecon railway, and 6 NNW of Hay. Post Town, Hay, under Hereford. Acres, 4,536. Real property, £2,412. Pop., 334. Houses, 65. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £294. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is bad. Charities, £9.
Bryn Gwyn through time
Bryn Gwyn is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bryn Gwyn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bryn Gwyn, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2562
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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