In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Betws Newydd like this:
BETTWS-NEWYDD, a parish in Abergavenny district, Monmouth; near the river Usk, 2 ¼. miles E of Nantyderry r. station, and 3½ N by W of Usk. It has a post office under Newport, Monmouth. Acres, 1,122. Real property, £1,057. Pop., 129. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Llanarth, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is bad.
Betws Newydd through time
Betws Newydd is now part of Monmouthshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Monmouthshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Betws Newydd itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Betws Newydd in Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1459
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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