Berriw, Montgomeryshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Berriw. You may be able to find further references to Berriw in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Berriew parish and township Bartholomew
BERRIEW, or Aber-Rhiw a township and a parish Imperial

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Berriw.

Place Type of entry Source
Allt place Bartholomew
ALLT a township Imperial
Brincamisir township Bartholomew
BRINCAMISIR a township Imperial
Brithdir locality Bartholomew
BRITHDIR a township Imperial
Ffrydd hamlet Bartholomew
FFRYDD a township Imperial
Fron school Bartholomew
GARTHMILL a township Imperial
Garthmyl hamlet Bartholomew
KEEL a township Imperial
KEELCOCHWYN a township Imperial
LLANDINIR a township Imperial
LLIVIOR a township Imperial
PENTHRYN a township Imperial
TRWSTYWELIN a township Imperial
VAYNOR (Issa and Ucha) two townships Imperial
Vaynor Park seat Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Penthryn 0 1
Garthmyl 0 2
Allt 0 2
Brithdir 0 2
Thornbury 0 1
Munlyn 0 1
Dolforwyn 0 2
Betws Cedewain 0 3
Abermule 0 2
Llandysul 0 2
Sylfaen 0 1
Montgomery 9 3
Castle Caereinion 0 2
Edderton 0 2
Forden 0 2
Llanmerewig 0 2
Hem 0 2
Aberbechan 0 2
Manafon 0 2
Cyfronydd 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Berriw. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
ABER RHIW John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
BERRIEW John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
BERRIEW OR ABER RHIW John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

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