In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dyffryn Honddu like this:
DYFFRIN-HONDDU, two hamlets and a chapelry in Merthyr-Cynog parish, Brecon. The hamlets are Upper and Lower; and lie in the Honddu valley, 8½ miles NNW of Brecon town and r. station. Pop., 187 and 196. Houses, 36 and 36. The chapelry consists of the two hamlets; and its post town is Brecon. Rated property, £948. Pop., 383. The property is much subdivided The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £66. Patron, the Vicar of Merthyr-Cynog. The church is good.
The chapelry of Dyffryn Honddu occupied the valley of the Honddu. Additional information about this locality is available for Merthyr Cynog
Dyffryn Honddu through time
Dyffryn Honddu is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dyffryn Honddu itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dyffryn Honddu, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24350
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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