In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Michaelchurch on Arrow like this:
MICHAELCHURCH-ON-ARROW, a parish in Presteigne district, Radnor; on the river Arrow, near the boundary with Hereford, 6 miles SW by W of Kington r. station. Post town, Kington. Acres, 1,936. Real property, £1,449. Pop., 138. Houses, 23. A castle was built here in the Norman times; and has left some ruins. The living is a rectory, annexed to Brilley, in the diocese of Hereford. The church was restored in l 869.
Michaelchurch on Arrow through time
Michaelchurch on Arrow is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Michaelchurch on Arrow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Michaelchurch on Arrow, in Powys and Radnorshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4128
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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