In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rhydycroseau like this:
RHYDYCROESAN, a chapelry in Llansilin, Llany-bodwell, Oswestry, and Selattyn parishes, Salop; on Offa's dyke, contiguous to Wales, 3½ miles W by N of Oswestry r. station. It was constituted in 1844; and it has a post-office under Oswestry. Pop., 328. Houses, 75. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £100. Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is good.
Additional information about this locality is available for Oswestry
Rhydycroseau through time
Rhydycroseau is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rhydycroseau itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rhydycroseau, in Powys and Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23944
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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