Glamorgan Contents Nearby Places

St George-super-Ely

"GEORGE'S, ST., in the Cwmwd of Is Caeth, Cantref of Brenhinol (now called the Hundred of Dinas Powys), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a discharged Rectory valued in the King's Books at £7..5..7 1/2: Patrons, The Trustees under the Will of J. Llewellin, Esq. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 114. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £57..14..8. It is 6 1/4 m. W. from Caerdiff. It is situate upon the River Elay. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Tythes, and Glebe, was £105..17..0. The Castle is in ruins. In the Church are some Gothic Monuments. "
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811

Bibliography Business and Commerce Records Cemeteries Church History Church Records

Description and Travel Directories Maps Population Public Records

Bibliography

Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.

Business and Commerce Records

• Edward Watts, Castle Farm
  1849-1949: account books, papers
  [Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff]

Cemeteries

• Parish Church of St. George

Church History

Glamorgan Chapels Database - Here is a reference to one  non-conformist chapel found in this parish;

• [St George] 1822, March 25; Baptist; the dwelling-house of John Thomas, labourer, being part of the estate of the Rev. J. M. Treharn; the said John Thomas, William Elixander, Thomas Thomas, Minister
  Dissent in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth by Hywel D Emanuel 

Church Records

For 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. George, and is in the Benefice of St. Nicholas with Bonvilston and St. George-super-Ely. 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 ST104766.

A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1693-1900, Marriages, 1697-1837, Burials, 1695-1902.

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• St Georges-super-Ely Ecclesiastical Parish records             " ........... including registers of baptisms, 1693-1983; marriages, 1697-1970; burials, 1695-1984; marriages licence, 1883; churchwardens accounts, 1818-1839; parochial church council minutes, 1929-1957"

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within St Georges-super-Ely parish as shown on the parish map on 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)

• St Georges-super-Ely (146); Castle; Coedarhydyglyn; Downs; Drope; Ffordd; Great Western Railway; Halvaes; St Georges; Tumbledown; Ty-fry; Viaducts

Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.

Directories

Maps

Population

Public Records

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• St George's-super-Ely Civil Parish records            " .......... including bastardy deposition, 1806; assistant overseer's rate book, 1926; assistant overseer's receipt and payment book, 1926-1927; copy of tithe plan and apportionment, 1844-1845 [copied 1980]; minutes book, 1894-1962; records regarding Best kept Village Competition, 1957-1959; miscellaneous records, 1843-1959"

Hamlets, Towns and Villages

St George-super-Ely

Find help, report problems, and contribute information.