In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Harmon like this:
HARMON (ST.) a parish in Rhayader district, Radnor; on an affluent of the river Wye, under Rhydd-Hywel, 4 miles NNE of Rhayader r. station. It contains the township of Cenarth, Clase, and Rhuwrriad; and its post-town is Rhayader. Acres, 12,000. Real property, £3,207. Pop., 902. Houses, 152. The property is subdivided. The rocks include slate. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £161. Patron, the Bishop of St. Davids. The church is good.
St Harmon through time
St Harmon is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Harmon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Harmon, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11278
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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