In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eglwyswrw like this:
EGLWYS-WRW, a village and a parish in the district of Cardigan and county of Pembroke. The village stands on the Sarn-Helen way, near the river Nevern, under Precelly mountain, 6 miles E of Newport, and 6 SSW of Cardigan r. station; and has a post office under Haverfordwest, and fairs on Holy Thursday and the Monday after 22 Nov. The parish comprises 3, 664 acres. Real property, £2, 552. Pop., 490. Houses, 109. Berllan is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £105.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. Ruins exist of Precelly chapel.
Eglwyswrw through time
Eglwyswrw is now part of Pembrokeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Pembrokeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eglwyswrw itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eglwyswrw in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1780
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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