GLADESTRY, a parish, in the hundred and county of RADNOR, SOUTH WALES, 4 miles (W. by S.) from Kington, containing 385
inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Gwyddel, and is intersected by a cross road from Hay to the borough of
New Radnor. The old enclosed lands are in a good state of cultivation: in 1810, an act of parliament was obtained, in
conjunction with the parish of Colva, for the enclosure of a common lying partly within the limits of each. The living is
a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Brecknock, and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £12. 19. 44., and in
the patronage of the King, as Prince of Wales. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small neat edifice, consisting of a
nave, chancel, and one aisle, with a tower surmounted by a low spire, and containing five bells. A small school in the
village, for the gratuitous instruction of the poor, is supported by the principal occupiers of land in the parish. Mrs.
Cassandra Davies, in 1635, bequeathed land producing £5 per annum, and an annual benefaction of £ 1, secured upon the
turnpike trust, to the poor of this parish not receiving parochial relief; and the sum of £50 was also bequeathed by an
unknown benefactor for the relief of poor housekeepers. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is
£296. 1.