Descriptive gazetteer entries

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Duffryn like this:

DUFFRYN, a parcel in Llangunider parish, Brecon; at the head of the river Romney, 7½ miles W by S of Crickhowel. Real property, £5, 198; of which £1, 356 are in quarries, and £122 in mines. Pop., 123.

This is the only descriptive gazetter entry we have found, but you may be able to find further references to Duffryn by doing a full-text search here.


Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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