In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanrhydd like this:
LLANRHYDD, a parish in Ruthin district, Denbigh; 1½ mile W by S of Ruthin r. station. It includes part of Ruthin borough, and contains Ruthin workhouse. Post town, Ruthin, Denbighshire. Acres with Ruthin parish, 1,989. Real property of Llanrhydd-Ucha, £1,520. Pop. of the entire parish, 965. ...
Houses, 209. Pop. of the part within Ruthin borough, 886. Houses, 1 91. The property is much subdivided. Plas-Llanrhydd is the seat of G. Johnson, Esq. There is a mineral spring. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Ruthin, in the diocese of St. Asaph. The church was recently restored, and contains a fine monument to the Thelwalls. Charities, £6.
Llanrhydd through time
Llanrhydd is now part of Denbighshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Denbighshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanrhydd itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanrhydd in Denbighshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1367
Date accessed: 24th January 2025
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