In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rhyd Y Bryw like this:
RHIDYBRIW, or Ysclydach, a chapelry in Llywell parish, Brecon; on the river Usk, and on the Brecon and Llandovery railway, 2½ miles E of Trecastle. Post-town, Trecastle, under Brecon. Rated property, £1, 652. Pop., 303. Houses, 64. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £145. Patron, the Vicar of Llywell. The church is good.
Additional information about this locality is available for Is Clydach
Rhyd Y Bryw through time
Rhyd Y Bryw is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rhyd Y Bryw itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rhyd Y Bryw, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26140
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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