The parish of Presteigne straddled the border and included parts of Herefordshire. The figures here are for the town and the Radnorshire part of the parish (not including Discoed).

Compare this graph with those of other parishes in the area.
Is the overall trend the same?
If the trend differs, in what way does it differ?
What do you think was happening around the middle of the period to make the population rise?

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