In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Penrhos like this:
PENRHOS, a chapelry in Guilsfield, Llandrinio, Llansaintffraid, and Meifod parishes, Montgomery; near the river Severn, 2½ miles S W of Four-Crosses r. station, and 6½ E S E of Llanfyllin. It was constituted in 1844; and its post town is Oswestry. Pop., 976. Houses, 190. Pop. of the Guilsfield portion, 308; of the Llandrinioportion, 169; of the Llansaintffraid portion, 282. P. Hall is the seat of W. O. Gore, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £141.* Patron, W. O. Gore, Esq. The church is modern.
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Penrhos through time
Penrhos is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Penrhos itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Penrhos, in Powys and Montgomeryshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23958
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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