A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BERRIEW, or Aber-Rhiw, a township and a parish in the district and county of Montgomery. The township lies on the canal, at the influx of the river Rhiw to the Severn, 3½ miles NW of Montgomery, and 5¼. SSW of Welshpool r. station. It has a post office‡ of the name of Berriew, under Shrewsbury; is a seat of petty sessions; and carries on some woollen manufacture. Real property, with Allt, £2,398. The parish includes also the townships of Allt, Brincamisir, Brithdir, Ffrydd, Garthmill, Keel, Keelcochwyn, Llandinir, Llivior, Penthryn, Trwstywelin, Vaynor-Issa, and Vaynor-Ucha. Acres, 12,010. Rated property, £11,938. Pop., 2,155. Houses, 414. The property is much subdivided. Vaynor Park is a chief residence. Some fine scenery occurs on the Severn; and there are some ancient British remains. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £356.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is good. A school has £93 from endowment, and other charities £32.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Berriw AP/CP Forden RegD/Inc/PLU Montgomeryshire AncC |
| Place names: | ABER RHIW | BERRIEW | BERRIEW OR ABER RHIW |
| Place: | Berriw |
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