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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llechryd like this:
LLECHRYD, a village and a parish in the district and county of Cardigan. The village stands on the river Teifi, at the boundary with Pembroke, near the Carmarthen and Cardigan railway, 3 miles SE of Cardigan; is a pleasant place, and a resort of anglers; and has a postoffice under Carmarthen, and a bridge over the river, communicating with the charming grounds of Castle Malgwyn. ...
A large weir formerly was here, preventing salmon from ascending the river; and was destroyed, in 1844, by a large body of the Rebecca rioters. The village had once a tin-plate factory.—The parish comprises 943 acres. Real property, with Llangoedmore, £5,050. Pop., 454. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. A battle was fought here, in 1087, between Rhys ab Twdwr and the sons of Bleddin ab Cynfyn. The living & is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £109. Patron, alternately T. Lloyd, Esq., andR. Longcroft, Esq. The church was reported in 1859 as bad. A Presbyterian chapel was built here by Wade, one of the officers of Cromwell.
Llechryd is now part of CEREDIGION District. Click here for graphs and data of how CEREDIGION has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llechryd itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llechryd, in Ceredigion and Cardiganshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11171
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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