In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanybydder like this:
LLANYBYTHER, a village, a parish, and sub-district, in the district of Lampeter and county of Carmarthen. The village stands on the river Teifi, at the boundary with Cardigan, near the Sarn Helen way, and near the Lampeter and Carmarthen railway, 4½ miles SW of Lampeter; is a resort of anglers; and has a post office under Carmarthen, and fairs on 17 July and 1 and 21 Nov. ...
The parish contains also the villages of Abergorlech, Glanduar, Porthyryd, and Tynyfford. Acres, 10,031. Real property, £3,140. Pop., 1,131. Houses, 263. The surface is hilly. A bridge here crosses the Teifi. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £117.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. The p. curacy of Abergorlech is a separate benefice. There is an Independent chapel.—The sub-district contains also two other parishes. Acres, 25,667. Pop., 2,541. Houses, 590.
Llanybydder through time
Llanybydder is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanybydder itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanybydder in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6661
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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