Pennard or Pennarth, Glamorgan
Historical Description
Pennard or Pennarth, a parish in Glamorgan, on the E side of Oxwich Bay, 4 miles SW of Killay station on The L. & N.W.R., and 8 SW of Swansea. It contains part of the village of Park Mill, which has a post and money order office under Swansea; telegraph office, Reynoldstone. Acreage, 2855, with 159 of foreshore; population, 240. Pennard Castle belongs to the Edwardian times, but is now reduced to little more than a bold gateway, with rude flanking towers. The coast has been much disintegrated by the sea, and now has extensive sands where formerly there was good land. There is a coastguard station. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; gross value, £59.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Registration district | Swansea | 1837 - 1858 |
| Registration district | Gower | 1858 - 1934 |
| Registration district | West Glamorgan | 1935 - 1974 |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with the National Library of Wales and the Welsh County Archivists Group, have the following parish records online for Pennard:
| Parish | Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennard | 1906-1912 | 1922-1922 |
Maps
Online maps of Pennard or Pennarth are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online: