In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llangynidr like this:
LLANGUNIDER, or LLANGYNIDER, a parish and a sub-district in Crickhowell district, Brecon. The parish lies on the river Usk, the Brecon canal, and the Trivel tram railway, 4¼ miles W by N of Crickhowell, and 6 N of Nantyglo r. station; includes a mountain mass called Mynydd-Llangunider; contains a small but beautifully situated village of its own name; contains also the parcel of Vro, and the parcel of Blainey-with-Duffryn; and has a post office under Crickhowell. ...
Acres, 13,908. Real property, £9,244; of which £1,356 are in quarries, and £122 in mines. Pop. in 1851,3,246; in 1861,3,594. Houses, 761. Limestone and coal are worked; and many of the inhabitants are employed in the neighbouring Clydach ironworks. Some scenery, particularly at Buckland-Mill and Duffryn-Crownan, is very fine. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £418. * Patron, the Duke of Beaufort. The church is dedicated to St. Cynydr. Charities, £8.—The sub-district is conterminate with the parish.
Llangynidr through time
Llangynidr is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llangynidr itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llangynidr, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6454
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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