In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cil Y Cwm like this:
CILYCWM, or Kilycwm, a parish and a sub-district in Llandovery district, Carmarthen. The parish lies on the river Towy, and the Central Wales railway, 4¼ miles N of Llandovery. Post town, Llandovery, under Carmarthen. Acres, 17, 300. Real property, £5, 156. Pop., 1, 380. Houses, 282. The property is subdivided. About 210 hands are employed in lead-mining at Rhan-dirmwym. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £94. Patron, T. H. Gwynne, Esq. The church is very good. Charities, £5. The sub-district is conterminate with the parish.
Cil Y Cwm through time
Cil Y Cwm is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cil Y Cwm itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cil Y Cwm in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2213
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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