In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ystradmeurig like this:
YSPYTTY-YSTRAD-MEIRIC, a parish in Tregaron district, Cardigan; 5½ miles NNE of Tregaron r. station. Post town, Tregaron, under Carmarthen. Acres, 945. Real property, £13,469; of which £12,260 are in mines. Pop., 160. Houses, 30. A cell to Strata-Florida abbey was here, and was used as a hospitium. ...
A castle also was built here by Gilbert de Clare; was frequently taken and retaken in the Welsh wars; and was demolished, in 1207, by Mallgwyn. A. hill-fort and a cairn still exist. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Yspytty-Ystwith. There is an endowed school with £87 a year.
Ystradmeurig through time
Ystradmeurig is now part of Ceredigion district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ceredigion has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ystradmeurig itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ystradmeurig, in Ceredigion and Cardiganshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9580
Date accessed: 27th April 2025
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