Brilley (St. Mary)
BRILLEY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Kington, hundred of Huntingdon, county of Hereford, 6ΒΌ miles (N. E. by N.) from Hay; containing 587 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the border of Wales, which bounds it on the north and west; and is partly encircled on the south by the river Wye. It consists of 3771 acres, and exhibits much rural and interesting scenery, the surface being in a great degree diversified by bold hills and deep dales, remarkably well wooded, and watered by numerous streams. The road from Kington to Hay crosses from north to south. The living is united to the vicarage of Kington, and the Bishop of Hereford is appropriator.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.