In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whitton like this:
WHITTON, a parish in Presteigne district, Radnor; 3½ miles SW by S of Knighton r. station. Post town, Presteigne, Radnorshire. Acres, 1,549. Real property, £1,060. Pop., 115. Houses, 24. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £126.* Patron, the Bishop of St. D. The church is tolerable.
Whitton through time
Whitton is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whitton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitton, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9486
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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