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Sker (Extra Parochial) in the Parish of Pyle and Kenfig

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"SKEIR, a district (extra-parochial), in the hundred of NEWCASTLE, county of GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALES, 6 miles (W.) from Bridgend. It consists of one large farm of several hundred acres, situated adjacent to Skeir Point, on the shore of the Bristol Channel, and close to Kenvig common: it formerly belonged to the abbey of Neath, which accounts for its being unattached to any parish."[A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1833 © Mel Lockie 2016]

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Bibliography

References to Sker in the British Library

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Description & Travel

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Directories

Transcript of Pyle, with Sker, Kenfig, Cornelly, Kenfig Hill, and neighbourhoods, from Slaters Directory for 1880.

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for Sker from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS800789 (Lat/Lon: 51.496614, -3.730631), Sker (Extra Parochial) in the Parish of Pyle and Kenfig which are provided by:

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Population

The Population of Sker was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.

1841 - 211851 - 171861 - 141871 - 131881 - 111891 - 9