In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Betws Ifan like this:
BETTWS-EVAN, or Bettws-Jeuvan, a hamlet and a parish in Newcastle-in-Emlyn district, Cardigan. The hamlet stands on elevated ground, midway between Cardigan bay and the river Teifi, 5 miles N by W of Newcastle-in-Emlyn r. station. The parish includes also the hamlet of Llynnchel; and its Post Town is Newcastle-in-Emlyn, under Carmarthen. Acres, 2,6 40. Real property, £1,537. Pop., 419. Houses, 101. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Penbryn, in the diocese of St. David's. The church is good.
Betws Ifan through time
Betws Ifan is now part of Ceredigion district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ceredigion has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Betws Ifan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Betws Ifan, in Ceredigion and Cardiganshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5025
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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