In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Guilsfield like this:
GUILSFIELD, a village and a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery. The village stands among wooded hills, 2½ miles W of Pool-Quay r. station and the river Severn, and 3 NNW of Welshpool; is a very pretty place; and has a post office under Welshpool. The parish includes the townships of Llan, Lower Broniarth, Upper Broniarth, Burgedin, Garth, Gungrog-fechan, Hendrehen, Llanerchrochwell, Rheteskin, Tirymynech. ...
Trelydan, Trowscoed, and Varchoel. Llan contains the village; and several parts are within Welshpool borough. Acres, 14, 835. Real property, £21, 816; of which £264 are in gas works. Pop. in 1851, 2, 397; in 1861, 2, 634. Houses, 512. The property is much subdivided. Garth is the seat of the Mytton family; Trowscoed, of the Trevors; and Trelydan Hall, of Col. Pryce. Traces exist of a Roman way and an ancient camp; and the site is here of Strata Marcella abbey. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £360.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is a fine old edifice; is in good condition; and was attached to Strata Marcella abbey. The vicarage of Pool Quay is a separate benefice. A school has £15 from endowment; and other charities have £41.
Guilsfield through time
Guilsfield is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Guilsfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Guilsfield, in Powys and Montgomeryshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4340
Date accessed: 21st May 2024
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