Welcome to the Crickhowell District Archive Centre (CDAC) which serves the small town of Crickhowell (population ca. 2,800) in the south east of Powys, and the seven historic parishes which surround it – Cwmdu, Llanbedr Ystradwy, Llangattock, Llangenny, Llangynidr, Partrishow and Llanelly (now Monmouthshire).

These parishes once comprised the old Hundred of Crickhowell and later the Rural District of Crickhowell in Breconshire.

It is an area of considerable diversity, ranging from the high moor lands which form the mountainous rim of the South Wales Coalfield in the south, across the lush lowland farmland and villages of the Usk valley which comprise a central south-easterly trending corridor, to include a large part of the lonely high ridges and deep and sparsely populated valleys of the Black Mountains to the north.

Our archives are of a mainly rural region, though also have relevance to the industrial towns to the south, because before 1894 parts of Brynmawr, Beaufort, Tredegar and the Clydach Gorge lay within Breconshire and in the parishes we cover.

We welcome enquiries by phone, email and in person, plus you can see more about the site and the town on our Facebook page as well.