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"NICHOLAS, 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 £11..10..0:
Patron, The Hon.William Booth Grey. The Resident Population of this Parish,
in 1801, was 319. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £140..7..7,
at 1s. 7d. per acre. It is 6 m. W. from Caerdiff. The Fairs, for horned Cattle
and Sheep, are holden on the 19th of May, 21st of August, and 19th of December.
This Parish contains about 1900 acres of cultivated Land, and about 100 acres
of Underwood. It is situate on the Turnpike Road, between Caerdiff and Cowbridge.
The present worthy Rector, The Rev. DAVID THOMAS, most obligingly adds, "There
is an House adjoining the Church-yard, which is kept in repair at the expense
of the Parish, and wherein poor People live: it appears to me, on its first
Institution, to have been either a Chantry, or an Alms-house. At the distance
of a quarter of a mile, in a Field on the South side of the Village, there is
a very remarkable stone, measuring in length 24 Feet and in breadth 10 feet,
erected on others about 6 feet high, and so constitutes a spacious Room: I judge
it to be a Druidical Temple: it has a Mound raised round it, except in one place
where you enter. On the North side of the Village, at an equal distance, there
are the remains of a Roman Camp."-The Petty Sessions for the Hundred of
Dinas Powys are holden here.
From: A
Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales
by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811
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Description and Travel Directories Maps Population Public Records |
Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
An on-line index to the book St. Nicholas A Historical Survey of a Glamorganshire Parish, by Charles F. Shepherd [1934] has been provided by David Webb.
Glamorgan Chapels Database - Here are references to non-conformist chapels found in this parish;
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. Nicholas, 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 ST090743
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1724-1900, Marriages, 1724-1837, Burials, 1724-1902.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at The Glamorgan Record Office | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1762-1915 | 1755-1930 | 1762-1966 | 1824-1973 | 1724-1754, 1756-1837 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
| Non Conformist Registers Deposited |
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| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref |
Deposited/ |
| Croes-y-parc, Baptist
See under Peterston-super-Ely |
1801-1849 | - | - | ST 07947583 |
NLW |
NLW- The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
Places, villages, farms etc within St Nicholas 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)
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.
St Nicholas Castle - on Castle Wales
| 1841 - 425 | 1851 - 414 | 1861 - 354 | 1871 - 419 | 1881 - 349 | 1891 - 318 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
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St Nicholas
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