Place:


Hay  Brecknockshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hay like this:

Hay.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., E. Brecknockshire, on river Wye, 20½ miles NW. of Hereford, - par., 2602 ac., pop. 2154; town, 100 ac., pop. 1916; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday.

Hay through time

Hay is now part of Powys district. Click here for graphs and data of how Powys has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hay itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hay, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/497

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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