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MOUGHTREY, or MOCHTREF, a parish in Newtown district, Montgomery; near the river Severn, the CaerSws Roman way, and the boundary with Radnor, 3 miles SW of Newtown r. station. It contains the townships of Moughtreyllan and Eskirgilog; and its Post town is Newtown. Acres, 5,025. Real property, £2,963. Pop., 526. Houses, 95. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £86. Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. The church is ancient, and was reported in 1859 as bad.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Mochdre Parish Newtown and Llanidloes Poor Law Union/Registration District Montgomeryshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | MOCHTREF | MOUGHTREY | MOUGHTREY OR MOCHTREF |
| Place: | Mochdre |
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