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We have no further entries in our collection of 19th century descriptive gazetteers about Minffrwd, but we do have this information about localities within the associated parish or parishes. You may be able to find further references to Minffrwd in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.
| Place | Type of entry | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cornorion | hamlet | Bartholomew |
| Cwmllech | hamlet | Bartholomew |
| Dwyffrwd | hamlet | Bartholomew |
| Garthgelynenfawr and Garthgelynenfehan | 2 hamlets | Bartholomew |
| Penybont Fawr | hamlet | Bartholomew |
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Minffrwd like this:
PENNANT, or Pennant-Melangell, a township and a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery. The township lies near the head of the river Tanat, under the Berwyn mountains, 9½ miles N W by W of Llanfyllin r.station. Real property, £1, 418. The parish contains also the townships of Cornorion, Cwmllech, Dwyffrwd, Garthgelymen-fawr, Garthgelymenfechan, and Pangwern. Post-town, Llanfyllin. Acres, 5,000. Real property, £3, 502. Pop., 712. Houses, 147. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vi...
carage, united with the p. curacy of Penybont, in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £185.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is ancient but good; includes, in its S wall, four Norman capitals turned upside down; has a very primitive tower; and contains carved woodwork representing the legend of St. Monocella. Charities, £7.
This is the only descriptive gazetter entry we have found, but you may be able to find further references to Minffrwd by doing a full-text search here.
Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.
This website includes two large libraries, of historical travel writing and of entries from nineteenth century gazetteers describing places. We have text from these sources available for these places near your location:
| Place | Mentioned in Travel Writing | Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer |
|---|---|---|
| Penybont Fawr | 0 | 2 |
| Penygarnedd | 0 | 2 |
| Castellmoch | 0 | 2 |
| Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant | 0 | 3 |
| Cornorion | 0 | 2 |
| Nantfyllon | 0 | 1 |
| Brithdir | 0 | 2 |
| Fedw | 0 | 2 |
| Hirnant | 0 | 3 |
| Bodran | 0 | 2 |
| Trefeiliw | 0 | 1 |
| Llanfyllin | 13 | 3 |
| Nanthalan | 0 | 1 |
| Bodfach | 0 | 2 |
| Globwll | 0 | 2 |
| Banhadla | 0 | 1 |
| Llangynog | 0 | 2 |
| Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr | 0 | 2 |
| Bachie | 0 | 2 |
| Abermarchnant | 0 | 2 |