In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Modrydd like this:
MODRYDD, a hamlet in Llanspyddid parish, Breconshire; on the river Tarrell, under the Brecknock Beacons, 2 miles W of Brecon. Acres, 4,774. Real property, £1,087. Pop., 117. Houses, 20.
Modrydd through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Modrydd has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Powys. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Modrydd and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Modrydd, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8233
Date accessed: 19th June 2013
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