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Pennard

"A parish in Gower on the east side of Oxwich bay. Overlooking a sandy creek are the ruins of a castle, and the face of the cliffs are perforated with bone caverns. The neighbouring village of Parkmill is much visited for its picturesqueness."

[Glamorganshire, 1911]

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Description and Travel Directories History Maps Population Public Records

Archives and Libraries

Pennard Library

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 :-

• Parish Church of St. Mary

Church History

Chapels Database  - a  list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish

Church Records

The church is dedicated to St. Mary, is in the Benefice of Ilston with Pennard with Nicholaston, and diocese of Swansea and Brecon. 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 SS566887.

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

• Pennard, St. Mary - Christenings (BT's), 1813-1875

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Pennard 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 Mary Greatorex)

• Pennard (43): Bacon Hole,  Bishopton Valley, Camp, Church, Deep Slade, Fox Hole, Golf Links, Graves End, Great Kittle, Hael, High Penard, High Tor, Highway, Hunts, Inn, Kilvrough, Kilvrough Farm, Kittlehill, Kittle Inn, Langrove, Mitchin Hole, Moorlakes Wood, Murton, Penard, Penard Burch, Penard Burrows, Penard Castle, Penard Pill, Pwll-du Head, Sandylane, Shire Combe, Southgate, The Pit, Three Cliff Bay, Well, Widegate.
• Pennard (43) detached : Chapel (?), Murton

Descriptions of the parish from
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis and
A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.

Pennard - on the Enjoy-Gower site

Directories

Transcript of complete name listing for the Gower parishes, from Slaters Directory for 1880.

History

Description and image of Pennard Castle at www.castlewales.com by Jeff Thomas

Pennard and Area Local History site  - includes the Kilvrough Estate and villages of Ilston, Kittle, Parkmill, Pennard and Southgate

Extract from the Manorial Rolls of Oystermouth and Pennard, 1662-1676 - on the Gathering the Jewels site

Maps

Population

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

Public Records

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

• Pennard Parish and Community Council Records           " ........ including minute books, 1953-2000; councillors' declarations of acceptance, 1948-1974; receipt and payment books, 1946-1984; photocopy [late 20th century] of tithe plan and apportionment, 1846."

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Pennard

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