In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Noddfa like this:

NODDFA, a township in Darowen parish, Montgomery; 6 miles N E of Machynlleth. It contains the parish church, which had the privilege of sanctuary. called in the Welsh, "noddva." Real property, £2,080. Pop.in 1851, 533; in 1861, 680. Houses, 127. The increase of pop. arose from extension of mining operations.

Noddfa through time

Noddfa is now part of POWYS District. Click here for graphs and data of how POWYS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Noddfa itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23012

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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