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This is a brief history of Newton which includes extracts taken from various sources including:-
Archaelologia Cambrensis, (Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association) Volume CXXXIII (1984)
Newton & its Owners 1582-1725 by Edward Parry
Brycheiniog Vol XI 1965 the Houses of Breconshire, (Part III)
by S.R. Jones & J T Smith
Theophilus Jones’ History of Breconshire, Vol I., Glanusk Edition
Theophilus Jones’ History of Breconshire Glanusk Edition.
Later details of the Williams family are in the family archives at Abercamlais.
The Coat of Arms (above) was produced from the “carved achievement” above the fireplace in the Great Hall by Albert Tilley, a member of Brecon Golf Club, in 1946.
Susan Ballance, ©
Abercamlais, 2002