In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hirnant like this:
HIRNANT, a parish in Llanfyllin district, Montgomery; on a picturesque stream of its own name, 6½ miles WNW of Llanfyllin r. station. It contains the hamlets of Cwmmwr, Fedw, and Llan; and its post town is Llanfyllin, under Oswestry. Acres, 4, 000. Real property, £1, 376. Pop., 295. Houses, 56. The property is much subdivided. Much of the surface is upland. There are some ancient earthworks. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £135. * Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is tolerable. Charities £5.
Hirnant through time
Hirnant is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hirnant itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hirnant, in Powys and Montgomeryshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2829
Date accessed: 14th May 2024
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