The map below is an enlarged section
of an Ordnance Survey map made at
a scale of 1 inch = 1 mile in 1836. Although it is not very detailed it
does give us an idea of the area in the early Victorian period.
The way the map is shaded gives us a very good idea of the
shape of the landscape. From this you can see that Manafon
grew up at a ford on the river which was defended in medieval times by
a moated stronhold.
