Although still a borough New Radnor had lost its importance as a centre of official life by Victorian times. Most of the people of the parish would have been involved in farming or working on the land in some way. Many of them would have worked on local estates like Harpton. Some local people would have worked as servants in the big houses.
There would also have been local craftsmen also like saddlers and wheelwrights providing a much-needed service to the community. The village itself had shops and inns providing work for local people.

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