In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Manafon like this:
MANAFON, a parish in Newtown district, Montgomery; on the river Rhiew, 2½ miles S by E of Llanfair, and 8½ SW of Welshpool r. station. It contains the township of Manafon-Llan, Manafon-Gaynog, Manafon-Llys, and Dwyriew; and the last of these includes the hamlet of Dolgwynfelyn. Post town, LlanfairCaereinion, under Welshpool. ...
Acres, 6,635. Real property, £4,091. Pop., 701. Houses, 141. The property is much subdivided. The surface is variously undulating, hilly, and moorish. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £400.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is ancient, became very dilapidated, and was recently restored. Charities, £5.
Manafon through time
Manafon is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Manafon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Manafon, in Powys and Montgomeryshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6739
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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