St Athan
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"ATHAN, ST., in the Cwmwd of Maenor Glynn Ogwr, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Ogmore), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Rectory, valued in the King's Books at £15..9..7: Patron, Robert Jones, Esq.: Church dedicated to St. Athanasius. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 264. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £125..17..1, at 1s..8d. in the pound. It is 6 1/2 m. S. from Cowbridge. This Parish contains 1300 Acres of cultivated Land. In this Parish are the ruins of East Orchard, one of the twelve Norman Castles, and the Site of West Orchard, another Castle of later date: As well as the Port of West Aber Ddaw, so much noted for the superiority of its Lime. "
From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.
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. Tathan
Churches
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the St Athan area or see them printed on a map.
Church History
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
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. Tathan, and is in the Benefice of Eglwys Brewis with St. Athan with Gileston. 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 ST017680.
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1677-1891, Marriages, 1683-1838, Burials, 1663-1899.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1677-1695, 1750-1891 | 1683-1695, 1720-1964 | 1663-1695, 1719-1750, 1760-1767, 1771-1939 | - | 1721, 1724-1787, 1789-1820, 1822-1837 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- St Athan Ecclesiastical Parish records "........ including registers of baptisms, 1677-1891; marriages, 1683-1964; burials, 1663-1939; civil records, 1785-1846"
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
- St. Athan, St. Tathan - Christenings (BT's), 1813-1876
| Non Conformist Registers Deposited at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref |
| Wesleyan | 1849-1934 | - | - | ST 01736793 |
Description and Travel
Places, villages, farms etc within St Athan parish as shown on the online parish map from 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 Athan [169] - Beggars Bound, Breaksea Point, Broadway, Castle & Chapel (E of St Athan) (remains of) AM, Castleton, Golf Links, Hotel, Leys Beach, The Leys, Limpert, Llancadle, Mill, Old Mill, Oxmoor Wood, Penry Bay, Port of Aberthaw, St Athan, Seaview, Twyn Llewelyn AM, West Aberthaw, West Orchard Castle (remains of) AM.
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis
East Orchard Castle, St Athan - on the Castle Wales site
St Athan - on Wikipedia
You can see pictures of St Athan which are provided by:
Directories
Transcript of complete name listing for St. Athan, with the parishes and villages of Eglwys Brewis, Gileston, Llancarfan and Penmark, from Slaters Directory for 1880.
Gazetteers
The transcription of the section for St Athan from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
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Click here for a list of nearby places.
Historical Geography
Some of the hamlets, towns and villages within this parish
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You can see the administrative areas in which St Athan has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site
- 1940s building at RAF St Athan, 2009
- Church interior, RAF St Athan, 2009
- Blast door on air raid shelter, RAF St Athan
Maps
This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county
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Plan of St Athans parish, Glamorganshire - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST018676 (Lat/Lon: 51.398453, -3.4134), St Athan which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Military History
St Athan War Memorial - on the People's Collection Wales site
Population
The Population of St. Athan was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.
| 1841 - 379 | 1851 - 376 | 1861 - 357 | 1871 - 388 | 1881 - 378 | 1891 - 356 |
Public Records
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- St Athan Civil Parish records "........ including vestry minutes book, 1855-1894; overseer's rate book, 1878-1893; overseer's receipt and payment book, 1870-1883; tithe plan and apportionment, 1841; miscellaneous papers, 1883-1909"