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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Prysg like this:
PRISK and KILLEY, a parcel in Llangattock parish, Brecon; on the river Usk, and near the Brecon canal, in the neighbourhood of Crickhowell. Real property, £11,015; of which £2, 780 are in iron-works, and £400 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 4, 768; in 1861, 5,027. Houses, 1, 120.
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Llangatwg | 0 | 2 |
Maesgwartha | 0 | 2 |
Llanelli | 0 | 2 |
Llangenni | 0 | 2 |
Crucywel | 1 | 3 |
Clydach | 0 | 3 |
Bryn Mawr | 0 | 3 |
Tretower | 1 | 2 |
Llanwenarth | 0 | 2 |
Beaufort | 0 | 3 |
Nantyglo | 0 | 2 |
Govilon | 0 | 2 |
Llanbedr Ystrad Yw | 0 | 2 |
Llanfihangel Cwm Du | 0 | 3 |
Llan Ffwyst | 0 | 2 |
Llangynidr | 0 | 3 |
Llwyndu | 0 | 1 |
Abergavenny | 22 | 3 |
Bwlch | 0 | 2 |