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St. Hilary

"HILARY, ST., in the Cwmwd of Pen y Bont, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Cowbridge) County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a discharged Vicarage valued in the King's Books at £5..14..4 1/2: Patrons, The Bishop, Archdeacon, and Chapter of Llandaff. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 145. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £107..15..4, at 1s. 9d. in the pound. It is 1 m. S. E from Cowbridge. This Parish contains about 900 acres of Land. There was formerly a Chapel at Beupre. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Tythes, and Augmentation, was £37..14..0. "
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811

Bibliography Cemeteries Church History Church Records

Description and Travel Directories History Maps Population Public Records

Bibliography

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

An online index to the book St. Hilary, a History of the Place and its People by Hilary M. Thomas [2000] has been provided by Alan Jenkins

Cemeteries

The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-

• Parish Church of St. Hilary

Church History

Glamorgan Chapels Database - there are no references to non-conformist chapels/meeting houses found in this parish

Church Records

The church is dedicated to St. Hilary, and is in the Benefice of Cowbridge Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be found at grid reference ST016733.

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

• St Hilary Ecclesiastical Parish records                "... including registers of marriages, 1754-1994; banns, 1754-1963; baptisms, 1690-1984; burials, 1813-1985; services, 1966-1982; records relating to churchwardens, 1885-1961; miscellaneous and civil records, 1856-1965"

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within St Hilary 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 Glenys Travis)

• St Hilary [158] -  Castle (in ruins) AM, Coed Hills, Coed y Grabla, Cross Barn, Eastdown, Howe Mill, Kingsland, The Manor, New Beaupre, Newhouse, Old Beaupre, St Hilary Down, St Hilary.

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

Directories

Transcript of name listing for Cowbridge, and neighbouring parishes from Commercial and Trade Directories, for the years:-

History

Description and images of Beaupre Castle, St. Hilary at www.castlewales.com by Jeff Thomas

Maps

Population

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

Public Records

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

• St Hilary Civil Parish records        "...... including copy of tithe plan and apportionment, 1840 [copied 1980]; overseers of the poor petty constables and church wardens, 1728-1821; minutes, charity distribution accounts, cricket club records, 1883-1973"

St. Hilary

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