The map below is based on the tithe
map of 1837 and gives us an idea of these communities in the year
Queen Victoria came to the throne.
From the map we can see that Defynnog
grew up on the road to the communities of SW Breconshire and the port
of Swansea beyond. As its name suggests, Sennybridge
developed at a convenient crossing point over the River Senni where it
flows into the Usk.
TITHE MAPS
In Victorian times almost everyone had to pay tithes to the Church of England. At the beginning of the reign the tithe became a tax on your property. The maps were drawn to see what property everybody had
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Two areas on the map appear to be empty. They weren't really ! The areas
to the north of the River Usk, and west of Defynnog village were
not in the same township. |
