In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanddeti like this:
LLANTHETTY, or LLANDDETTI, a parish in the district and county of Brecon; on the river Usk, the Brecon canal, and the Via Julia montana, 7 miles SE of Brecon r. station. It contains the hamlets of Dyffrin and Vro: and its Post town is Brecon. Acres, 5,980. Real property, £3,732. Pop. in 1851,549; in 1861,631. ...
Houses, 116. The property is much subdivided. Llanthetty Hall is the seat of the Overtons. Maesmawr belonged to Col. Jones, a prominent member of the Long parliament; and belongs now to the Lewises. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Valne, £344.* Patron, P. G. Holford, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Detta, and is good. The p. curacy of Taf-Vechan is a separate benefice.
Llanddeti through time
Llanddeti is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanddeti itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanddeti, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4453
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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