St Hilary, Glamorgan

Historical Description

Hilary, St, a village and a parish in Glamorgan, 2 miles SE of Cowbridgc. There is a post office under Cowbridge; money order and telegraph office, Cowbridge. The parish comprises 1268 acres; population, 175. Remains exist of Beanpre Castle. The modern mansion is the seat of the Bas-—ett family. Limestone is found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of LIandaff; gross value, £142 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of LIandaff. The church was restored in 1862.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

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 St Hilary:

Findmypast, in conjunction with the National Library of Wales and the Welsh County Archivists Group, have the following parish records online for St. Hilary:

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

For births, marriages, and deaths in St Hilary from 1837 to 1970 you should search for the Bridgend Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in St Hilary from 1970 to 1974 you should search for the Mid Glamorgan Registration District.

Maps

Online maps of St Hilary 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:

• South Wales Daily News
• The Cardiff Times
• Western Mail
• South Wales Echo