LLANVIHANGEL-BRIN-PABUAN (LLAN-FIHANGEL-BRIN-PABOAN), a parish, comprising the townships of Llanvihangel and Rhosverrig,
in the union and hundred of BUILTH, county of BRECKNOCK, SOUTH WALES, and containing 384 inhabitants; of which number
283 are in the township of Llanvihangel, 5 miles (N. W.) from Builth. This parish is situated in a hilly district near
the north-western extremity of the county, and is bounded on the north by the river Wye, and on the south by the Whevri,
neither of which is navigable at this place. The latter stream, which rises near Llkn Varhyn, on the border of the
parish of Llanwrthwl, and falls into the Irvon near Park House, abounds with trout, greatly superior both in firmness and
in flavour to those either of the Wye or the Irvon. During the parliamentary war in the reign of Charles I., the parish
suffered greatly from the violence of contending parties; the church was converted into a stable, and the font removed to
a farm-house, where it was used as a pig-trough; the minister was expelled from his living, and for many years remained in
retirement in the parish of Llanavan-Vawr, but was ultimately restored to it. The lands for the greater part are inclosed,
and in a good state of cultivation: the soil varies greatly in different parts; in the township of Llanviliangel it is
dry, light, and shallow, and in that of Rhosverrig, richer and deeper, and intermixed with loam in greater proportion,
with a small quantity of gravel; the pastures are good, and great numbers of sheep and cattle are reared for the market at
Builth. The surrounding scenery is richly diversified, and in many places highly picturesque, and the distant views are
extensive and interesting. The rateable annual value of the whole parish is £1550, of which £883 is the return for the
township. At the eastern extremity of the parish are the Radnorshire trap rocks, extending for a short distance along the
banks of the Wye; and near Park wells is a small projecting rock, overhanging the same river, which was anciently
fortified, probably for guarding the ford of Llechitd, and perhaps in the occupation of the Romans, as the Roman vicinal
road over Llandrindod common must have crossed the Wye near this spot. On the tenement of Pare ar-lrvon, near Park wood,
are three mineral springs, having;heir sources within a short distance of each other; one saline, another sulphureous,
and the third chalybeate: the:aline spring is considered by medical men to be one of the most efficacious in the kingdom;
but the sulphureous one is not so powerful as that in the parish of Llanwrtyd. A neat pump-room has been erected for the
accommodation of persons resorting to the place to drink the waters, which are raised from the springs by three pumps,
each inscribed with the property of its respective water; and adjoining the room are some small apartments that have been
prepared for the reception of visiters. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Llanavan-Vawr; and
the tithes of the parish, including the hamlet of RhOsverrig, have been commuted for a rent-charge of £203, of which two-
thirds are, payable to the Precentor and Chatter of St. David's, and one-third to the incumbent The church, dedicated to
St. Michael, is a small edifice, situated on an eminence on the road leading from Llanavan-Vawr to Newbridge upon Wye; it
displays no architectural details, nor does it contain any monuments of importance. Rees Price, in 1731, bequeathed a
small rent-charge on land for the relief of the poor, but nothing is now known of this benefaction.