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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Caersws like this:
CAERSWS, a hamlet in Llanwnog parish, Montgomery; on the Sarn-Sws Roman way, the Machynlleth railway, and the river Severn, 5½ miles WNW of Newtown. It has a r. station, a post office under Shrewsbury, and three dissenting chapels. Pop., 342. A Roman station was here, commanding the neighbouring passes; and a camp still exists, enclosing about 4 acres. A farmhouse is within the enclosure, and many Roman remains have been found.
Caersws is now part of POWYS District. Click here for graphs and data of how POWYS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Caersws itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Caersws, in Powys and Montgomeryshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25178
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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