In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ystradfellte like this:
YSTRADVELLTEY, a parish in Brecon, and a sub-district also in Glamorgan, but all in the district of Neath. The parish lies on the river Mellte and on the Julian way, 6½ miles NNW of Hirwain r. station, and 11 NW of Merthyr-Tydvil; is cut into two sections, lower and upper; and contains Y. ...
village and Pont-Neath-Vaughan hamlet. Acres, 19,025. Real property, £4,079. Pop., 668. Houses, 133. Much of the land is high mountain. Craig-y-Dinas yields fine clay, and commands good views. The Mellte here runs partly underground; and it and other streams make fine falls. There are a powder manufactory and extensive brick and fire-clay works. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Devynnock. Charities, £44. The sub-district includes Glyncorrwg parish and part of Cadoxton; and comprises 39,089 acres. Pop., 3,303. Houses, 631.
Ystradfellte through time
Ystradfellte is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ystradfellte itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ystradfellte, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9575
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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