In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cleidda like this:
CLYTHA, a hamlet in Llanarth parish, Monmouth; on the river Usk, 5½ miles SE of Abergavenny. Acres, 1,841. Real property, £2, 993. Pop., 354. Houses, 72. Clytha House, the seat of W. Jones, Esq., is a handsome free-stone edifice, with Ionic portico; and contains some good pictures. A building, called the Castle, on an adjacent hill, is a family mausoleum, erected in 1790; and commands a splendid view of the vale of Usk. Charities, £54.
Cleidda through time
Cleidda is now part of Monmouthshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Monmouthshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cleidda itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cleidda in Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2214
Date accessed: 18th October 2024
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