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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tretower like this:
TRETOWER, a chapelry in Llanfihangel-Cwmdû parish, Brecon; 3 miles N W of Crickhowell, and 4¼ ESE of Talybont r. station. Post town, Crickhowell. Real property, £1,844. Pop., 296. Houses, 57. An old seat of the Vanghans is here. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £64. Patron, M. Morgan, Esq.
Tretower is now part of POWYS District. Click here for graphs and data of how POWYS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tretower itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tretower, in Powys and Brecknockshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25600
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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