IN ANCIENT TIMES
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1786 Window Tax 5 windows Lewis Evan senr 6s. tax
1786 Window Tax 5 windows Lewis Evan senr 6s. tax
In 1841 Pen y Banc was a 90 acre farm to the south of what is today the village of Fochrhew. Its history is by no means clear as it is difficult to sort out the Senghennydd Manor Records prior to 1750.
1841 Tithe Data
Pen y Bank Owner: Lewis Evans Occupier: Lewis Evans Fields: 657 680 Acres: 89 2 14 Tithe: £5 16 11
Pen-y-banc farm, which was abandoned in 1970 when it was condemned following an earth tremor
Cwmllwydrew (valley of the hoar-frost) Farm, which was situated just below Pen-y Banc at what was called Cwm Bridge, is now the site of the Parc Cwm Darran Visitor's Centre.
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Cil Haul in 1841 census had 82 acres (3 arable) owned by Crawshay Bailey. The farm was occupied by Thomas Llewellyn.
There is no mention of the farm in both the 1851 or 1861 censuses but it was listed in the Rates Evaluation of 1885 as having 68 acres.
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There is no mention of the farm in both the 1851 or 1861 censuses but it was listed in the Rates Evaluation of 1885 as having 68 acres.
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