In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llangynllo like this:
LLANGUNLLO, or LLAN GYNLLO, a township and a parish in Knighton district, Radnor. The township lies on the river Lug, at a branch-junction of the Central Wales railway, 5½ miles-WSW of Knighton; has a station on the railway; and is cut into two sections, lower and upper. Real property, £1,460 and £2,017. ...
Pop., 447. Houses, 70. The parish contains also part of the township of Heyop; and its Post town is Knighton, Radnorshire. Acres, 5,627. Pop., 599. Houses, 90. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in ths diocese of St. David's. Value, £98.* Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church was recently in need of some repair. Charities, £8.
Llangynllo through time
Llangynllo is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llangynllo itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llangynllo, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6457
Date accessed: 06th May 2024
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