In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant like this:
LLANRHAIADR-YN-MOCHNANT, a village and a parish in the district of Llanfyllin and counties of Montgomery and Denbigh. The village stands on the Denbighshire side of Llanrhaiadr rivulet, at the boundary between the counties, 4 miles NNW of Llanfyllin r. station; is a small but beautifully situated place; and has a post office, of the name of Llanrhaiadr, under Oswestry, a good inn, and fairs on the first Friday of March, 5 May, 24 July, 28 Sept., and 8 Nov. ...
The parish contains also the townships of Aber-Marchnant, Brithdir, Castellmoch, Cefn-Coch, Glanavon-fach, Glanavon-fawr, and Nantfyllon, in Montgomeryshire, and the townships of Llanrhaiadr, Benhadlaf-Isaf, Benhadlaf-Uchaf, Gartheryr, Henfache, Homlet, Trebrys-fach, Trebrys-fawr, Trefeiliw, and Trewern in Denbighshire. Acres, 23,294. Rated property, £11,217. Pop. of the Montgomery portion, in 1851,989; in 1861,772. Houses, 181. The decrease of pop. arose mainly from the removal of miners. Pop. of the Denbigh portion, in 1851,1,539; in 1861, 1,532. Houses, 325. The property is much subdivided. The surface is largely upland; includes some grand scenery; and culminates, at the boundary with Merioneth, on the summit of Cader-Berwyn, which has an altitude of 2,562 feet. The Rhaiadr rivulet issues from a small tarn called Llyn-Caws, in a deep coom at the skirt of Cader-Berwyn; traverses a deep and savage glen to the vicinity of the village; falls, soon afterwards, into the Tanat; and has altogether. a southeasterly course of about 6 miles. A remarkable waterfall, called PistyllRhaiadr, occurs on it, about 1½ mile from its source; is flanked and overhung by dark and barren masses of rock and mountain; slides, for about 160 feet, down a smooth face of naked rock; and breaks thence into a tumultuous cataract, of about 80 feet, through a natural arch and a mural chasm. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £520. * Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is tolerable. There are chapels for Independents and Calvinistic Methodists, an endowed school with £20 a year, and other charities £90. Bishop Morgan, who translated the Bible into Welsh, Bishop Lloyd, and Dean Powell, were vicars.
Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant through time
Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant, in Powys and Denbighshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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