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"ST. BRIDE'S MAJOR, in the Cwmwd of Maenor Glynn Ogwr, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Ogmore), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a discharged Vicarage, with the Curacy of Wick, valued in the King's Books at £9..16..5 1/2: Patron, Richard T. Turbervill, Esq. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801 (consisting of the Hamlets of the St. Bride's, Llamphy, and Southern-Down), was 682. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £352..11..0 3/4, at 2s. 2d. in the pound. It is 4m. S. b. E. from Bridgend. This Parish contains 3000 acres of inclosed and cultivated Land, and about 1500 acres of open Downs. Here is an immense Spring, which issues out of a Rock at the extremity of the Parish, and which is esteemed equal to the Water of the Hot Wells for keeping. It is situate near the Bristol Channel. ROBERT THOMAS, the Poet, was a Native of this place: and flourished from about the year 1700 to 1750."
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.
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Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
An index to the book St. Brides Major, Southerndown & Ogmore by Sea, A chronicle of a parish in the Vale of Glamorgan, by Stanley W. Bevan [1980], has been provided by Pat Grimes
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph of St Bridget's Church
ST. BRIDE MAJOR, St. Bridget 1851-1852 - on Church plans onlineFor full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
The church is dedicated to St. Bridget, is in the Benefice of Ewenny with St. Brides Major, and Diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference SS894750.
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1721-1901, Marriages, 1721-1837, Burials, 1721-1901.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1723-1992 | 1723-1807, 1813-1962 | 1723-1955 | - | 1721, 1723-1837 |
Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-
| Non Conformist Registers Held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth | ||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref |
| Bryn Sion, Calvinistic Methodist | - | 1976-1986 | - | SS 89627497 |
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
Places, villages, farms etc within St Brides Major as shown on the online parish map from the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Gareth Hicks)
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis
St Brides Major - on Wikipedia
Aerial photograph of Dunraven Iron Age hillfort and remains of Dunraven Castle, 1992 - on the People's Collection Wales site
| 1841 - 914 | 1851 - 807 | 1861 - 826 | 1871 - 766 | 1881 - 674 | 1891 - 621 |
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