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ST. CYNOG'S CHURCH, BOUGHROOD

The church was built in 1854, within the circular churchyard which existed from medieval times. It was restored in memory of Rev. Walter de Winton. The Rev and Mrs de Winton lived at the vicarage, (now the Old Vicarage), for 30 years from 1851, and had 14 children, 7 boys and 7 girls, all of whom except 1 were born at the vicarage and baptized in St. Cynog's church. It has red and blue tiled roofs but the original spire was recently been removed as it had become unsafe.

THE BOAT INN

THE BOAT INN, on the Boughrood side of the bridge, is the oldest of the original public houses, the rest of which were in Llyswen. Opposite the inn is the little two storey TOLL HOUSE with its Italianate windows which were added later in the 1840's.
MILL ROW Cottages are now the focal point of Boughrood village. Their whitewashed fronts, little mullioned windows with attractive porches are an distinctive feature of the village and reminiscent of times past. Once there was a granary here where the grain was stored for the Old Cornmill.

BOUGHROOD BRIDGE

In 1838, a petition was sent to Parliament for the building of a bridge across the Wye at Boughrood Ferry. There were a number of reasons why a bridge was needed. The distance over the bridge for supplies of coal, coke and lime for Brecon from Radnorshire would be halved from 25 miles to 14 miles. There was a ford at the spot which was often impassable due to flooding, and travellers had to use the bridge at Glasbury or Builth. The name "Boughrood" is thought to be derived from the Welsh "bachrhyd" - "little ford".
A list of tolls was laid down and no person would be allowed to cross the Wye whether riding or on foot within 600 yards of the proposed bridge without paying the toll. The owner of the ferry at the time was Walter Wilkins of Maesllwych who sold the ferry to the Bridge Company for ten shillings!

The final cost of the bridge came to £ 5,890 and was opened on 3rd July 1842. It was declared in a poster advertising the opening that it would be unlawful for anyone to attempt to evade paying the toll. The bridge served the purpose for which it was built for a very long time and it is still in use today. However, the payment of tolls for using the bridge came to an end in 1934.

THE SHRUBBERY

This is actually in Llyswen on the Breconshire side of the river, and a building existed here in some form over 100 years ago. There was a private path from the Shrubbery to Llangoed private burial ground. It was originally called Mallard's Lodge and was a kind of Dower House for Llangoed Hall estate. Its architecture is rather unusual. There was a ford here where mail from the Post Office in Llyswen was ferried across for delivery . Its arrival was announced with a horn and then distributed in the Boughrood and Glasbury area in Radnorshire.

These pages are from the Llyswen & Boughrood - A Visitor's Guide to the Area
By Sylvia Williams - Click here to purchase an original copy of this charming booklet.