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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
National Gazetteer, 1868
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer (1868)]"LLANGUNLLO, a parish in the hundred of Knighton, county Radnor, 5 miles W. of Knighton, its post town, and 7 N. of New Radnor. It is situated on the river Lug, and consists of two townships, Upper and Lower, with the village of Hey op. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of St. David's, value £98, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Cynllo. The charities of the parish amount to about £8 per annum.""LLANGYNLLO, a parish in the hundred of Knighton, county Radnor. See Llangunllo."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales Samuel Lewis, 1833
LLANGUNLLO (LLAN-GYNLLO), a parish comprising the Upper and Lower divisions, in the hundred of KEVENLLEECE, county of RADNOR, SOUTH WALES, 5 1/2 miles (W.) from Knighton, containing 498 inhabitants, of which number, 323 are resident in the Upper, and 175 in the Lower, division. This place derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Cynllo, an ancient British saint who flourished about the middle of the fifth century. The parish, which is situated in the north-eastern portion of the county, and near the source of the river Lug, is bounded on the east by the parish of Heyop, and on the west by that of Llanbister, and extends four miles in length and three in breadth, comprising large tracts of elevated mountain, with much rich arable and pasture land, of which by far the greater part is enclosed and in a good state of cultivation. The soil in the lower grounds is fertile, and the system of agriculture pursued is of a superior kind. The surrounding scenery, though not distinguished by any striking peculiarity of features, is in general pleasing, and on the side towards Knighton is in many parts highly picturesque; the views from the higher grounds embrace some interesting and finely varied prospects over the valley of Cwm Heyop, which is partly within the parish. In ancient writings this parish is styled " Llan Gynllo cum Capellis," and the parish church of Pillith, is said to have been formerly a chapel to the mother church of this place. Llangunllo, with the adjoining parish of Pillith, constitutes a prebend in the collegiate church of Brecknock, valued in the king's books at £ 13, and in the patronage of the Bishop of St. David's. The living is a discharged vicarage, with the perpetual curacy of Pillith annexed, in the archdeaconry of Brecknock, and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £5. 1. 0 1/2., endowed with £200 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Bishop of St. David's. Three-fourths of the tithes of this parish, and also of that of Pillith, belong to the prebendary of Llangunllo, and the remainder to the vicar. The church is a small ancient edifice, consisting of a nave and chancel, and is not distinguished by any architectural details of interest. A small free school, for the gratuitous instruction of eight poor children, is endowed with three acres of land in the parish. Andrew Clarke, in 1752, bequeathed a rent-charge of £2 ; and Thomas Meyrick, in 1764, gave a rent-charge of £ 1. 10., both to be annually distributed among the poor of the parish. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor of both divisions amounts to £ 300. 9.(Copied using Cd published by Archive CD Books)