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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of St Mary Hill contained the following places:

"ST. MARY-HILL, a parish in the hundred of Ogmore, county Glamorgan, 3 miles E. of Bridgend. It is situated in a fertile district upon the banks of the river Ogmore, abounding- in salmon. About 3 miles to the W. the river is crossed by two bridges. It contains the hamlet of Rythin. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff, value £100. The church is a small structure, dedicated to St. Mary. There are National and other Schools. The charities produce about £5 per annum.

"RYTHIN, a hamlet in the parish of St. Mary Hill, county Glamorgan, 4 miles N.W. of Cowbridge."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018