In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llandeglau like this:
LLANDEGLEY, a parish in Presteigne district, Radnor; on an affluent of the river Ithon, adjacent to Radnor forest, 3 miles SE of Penybont r. station, and 7 WNW of New Radnor. It contains the townships of Swydd, Graig, and Tynlan, and part of the township of Llanvihangel-Nantmellan; and its Post town is Penybont, Radnorshire. ...
Acres, exclusive of the Llanvihangel portion, 3,729. Real property, not separately returned. Pop., 382. Houses, 70. The property is much subdivided. A strong sulphureous spring is here, and has many summer visitors for using its waters both internally and eternally; and an inn is adjacent. A remarkable range of rocks, rich in quartz crystals, is near the churchyard. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Valne, £1 22. * Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is tolerable. There are a free school with £22 a year, and charities £11.
Llandeglau through time
Llandeglau is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llandeglau itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llandeglau, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2033
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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