In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llangynog like this:
LLANGYNOG, a village and a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery. The village stands at the confluence of the rivers Tanat and Earth, on a picturesque site, under lofty hills, 7½ miles NW of Llanfyllin r. station; and has a post office under Oswestry, and fairs on 6 May, 9 Aug., and 3 Sept. ...
The parish includes the townships of Tre-y-Llan and Tre-Rhiwarth. Acres, 3,223. Real property, £1,244; of which £300 are in quarries. Pop., 601. Houses, 125. Llechweddgarth is a chief residence. Craig-Rhiwarth soars murally above the N side of the village; and a lofty, though less abrupt, hill range, shelters it on the S. The rocks are of the Llandilo flag formation; include black slates and calcareous flagstones; have strata from 400 to 500 feet thick: and are richly charged with fossils. A lead mine was opened in 1692, at Craig-y-Mwyn; belonged to the Poway's family; was worked, for many years, at an annual profit of about £20,000; suffered an irruption of water, which stopped its operations; was resumed, after a time, by a company; and has subsequently been worked with varying success. There are likewise other mines, and a slate quarry. A project has been ventilated to prolong the Llanfyllin railway to Llangynog. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £126.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is dedicated to St. Cynog. Remains of an ancient chapel of St. Monocella are at Pennant-Melangell.
Llangynog through time
Llangynog is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llangynog itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llangynog, in Powys and Montgomeryshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6461
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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