St Athan Eglwys Brewis Gileston Llancarfan Penmark Contents

St. ATHAN is a parish and village 5 miles from Cowbridge, its post town, and 2 from the Bristol Channel, and in the Bridgend and Cowbridge union and county court district and diocese and archdeaconry of Llandaff, county of Glamorgan. The principal landowners are William C. Rayer, Esq. of Holcombe Court, Somerset (and who is lord of the manor), and J. S. Gibbon, Esq., Newton House, Llanbleddian. The church is dedicated to St. Athan. The living is a rectory in the patronage of the lord of the manor. The Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists have each a place of worship, and there is a school, conducted on the national plan, in connection with the church. Population in 1861, 357; in 1871, 388.

EGLWYS BREWIS is a very small parish, about 4 miles from Cowbridge, and in the same union. &c. as St. Athan. John Dillwyn Llewellyn, Esq. of Penllergare, near Swansea, is the principal landowner and lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. Bride. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the above gentleman. Population in 1861, 21, and in 1871, 15.

GILESTON is a small parish about 4 miles from Cowbridge, its post town, in the same union, &c. as St. Athan. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. The living is a rectory in the patronage of, and held by, the Rev. Frederick Francis Edwardes, B.A. and J.P. who is also lord of the manor and principal landowner. Population in 1861, 70, and in 1871, 49.

LLANCARFAN is an extensive parish and village about 5 miles S.E. from Cowbridge, its post town, and 9 from Cardiff, in the Hundred of Dinas Powis, Cardiff union and county court district. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Jesus College, Oxford, are the chief owners of the soil. The church is dedicated to St. Cattwg; the living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Crown. There are also chapels for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans and Calvinistic Methodists; also a Board school. Populationin 1861, 688, and in 1871, 568.

PENMARK is an extensive parish and village about 6 miles from Cowbridge, its post town, and 10 from Cardiff, situated near the Bristol Channel. It is in the same union, &c. as Llancarfan. Robert Oliver Jones, Esq. who is lord of the manor, and Charles K. K. Tynte, Esq. are the chief landowners. The church is dedicated to St. Mark. The living is a vicarage in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester. There are also chapels for Independents and Calvinistic Methodists, and a National school. ABERTHAW is a hamlet and small port in the vicinity. Population in 1861, 525, and in 1871, 496

POST OFFICE, St. Athan, William Thomas, Post Master. - Letters from all parts arrive (from Cowbridge) at half-past nine morning, and are despatched thereto at half-past three afternoon

Davies Timothy, St. Athan
Lougher David, St. Athan
Smith Morgan, West Farm
Thomas Edward, Aberthaw
Thomas John, New barn
Thomas Rees, Aberthaw
Williams John, Castleton

Davies David H., Eglwys Brewis

Spencer Christopher, Gileston

Bowen Jenkin, Pancross
Cherryton John, Llanbethery
David William, Curnix
Edwards David, Llanbethery
Griffiths David, Llanvithyn
Hopkins William, Llanvithyn
James James, Pennon
Jenkins Messrs. -, Cowcliff
Jenkins David J., Llancadle
Jenkins Thomas, Crostown
Jenkins William, Llanbethery
John Messrs. -, Pennon
John Edward, Witton Rosser
John John, Ford
John Nicholas, Middlecross
Jones Thomas, Whitwell
Lewis Edward, Leach Castle
Lewis Llewellyn, Walterstone
Lougher Evan, Treguff
Lougher John, Molton
Lougher Robert, Carnllwyd
Lougher William, Llanvithyn
Morgan Jane, Llancarfan
Morgan Thomas, Walterstone
Price Thomas, Llanbethery
Price William, Mardynewydd
Samuel William, Llanbethery
Thomas Edward, Llancadle
Thomas Evan, Broad Close
Thomas Richard, Flaxland
Yorath Evan, Molton

Alexander John, Penmark
Bower Messrs., Penmark
James William, Fonmon
Jenkins Edward, Penmark place
John John, Welvort
Jones Thomas, Tredugon
Matthews Messrs. -, Fontygary
Morgan John, Aberthaw
Morgan Morgan, Rhoos
Savours Messrs. -, Rhoos
Savours John, Rhoos
Spencer Joseph, Fonmon
Thomas William, Aberthaw
Watts William, Penmark
Williams Isaac, Fonmon

St. Athan - Rev. Hanmer Morgan, M.A., rector
Eglwys Brewis - Rev. Lewis Morgan, incumbent
Gileston - Rev. Frederick F. Edwardes, B.A., rector
Llancarfan - Rev. Alfred T. Hughes, vicar
Penmark - Rev. C. F. B. Wood, M.A., vicar

Baptist, Llancarfan and Aberthaw - Rev. Owen Jones
Independent, Llancarfan - Rev. Jas. Thomas
Independent, Penmark - Rev. William Lewis
Methodist (Calvinistic), St. Athan, Llancarfan and Penmark
Methodist (Wesleyan), St. Athan and Llancarfan

Conveyance by Railway

Carrier

Slaters Commercial Directory, St Athan, Glamorgan, 1880

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