In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Penrhydd like this:
PENRITH, or Penrhydd, a parish in the district of Newcastle-Emlyn and county of Pembroke; under Vrenin-vawr mountain, 7 miles S W of Newcastle-Emlyn r. station. It includes the chapelry of Castellan; and its post town is Cardigan. Acres, 3,081. Real property, £1, 245. Pop., 370. Houses, 93. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £100. Patron, the Lord Chancellor.
Penrhydd through time
Penrhydd is now part of Pembrokeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Pembrokeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Penrhydd itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Penrhydd in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8465
Date accessed: 04th November 2024
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