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St Mary Hill

"MARY, ST., ON THE HILL, in the Cwmwd of Maenor Glynn Ogwr, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Ogmore), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a discharged Rectory valued in the King's Books at £5..11..3: Patron, Thomas Mansell Talbot, Esq. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 198. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, (including the Hamlet of Gelli Garn) was £53..6..10, at 5s. in the pound. It is 1 1/2 m. S. from Cowbridge. This Parish contains about 700 acres of inclosed Land. The very ancient, and once large Mansion here, called Fishwear, is now only a Farm-house, and greatly reduced in its Magnitude. It belonged about Three hundred years ago to the Bassetts of Beupre Castle. It is now the property of Thomas Mansell Talbot, Esq."
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.

Bibliography
Cemeteries
Church History
Church Records
Glamorgan Parish Map 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.

Cemeteries

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

Church History

Glamorgan Chapels Database ;-

ST. MARY HILL, St. Mary 1878-1885            - on Church plans online

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. Mary, and is in the Benefice of Coychurch with Llangan and St. Mary Hill. 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 SS957793.

A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1696-1985, Marriages, 1696-1837, Burials, 1696-1837.

 

Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff
Baptisms Marriages Burials Banns Bishops Transcripts
1738-1985 1741-1970 1741-1811, 1813-1985 - 1696, 1721, 1723-1727, 1729-1746, 1748-1749, 1751-1837

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

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within St Mary Hill 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)

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

Directories

Transcript of name listing for Bridgend and district, from Slaters Directory for 1880.

Maps

View maps covering the area of this parish and places within its boundaries

Population

The Population of St. Mary Hill was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.
1841 - 258 1851 - 247 1861 - 252 1871 - 192 1881 - 171 1891 - 177

Public Records

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

Hamlets, Towns and Villages

 

St Mary Hill


[Last Updated : 8 Dec 2011 - Gareth Hicks]

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