Llantrithyd, Glamorgan
Historical Description
Llantrithyd, a parish and a village in Glamorgan, 3 miles SE by E of Cowbridge. Post town, Cowbridge. Acreage, 1433; population, 155. The manor was given by Fitz Hamon to Hywel ab Jestyn, and it had a castle of the latter, which was destroyed in 1151. Llantrithyd Place belonged to successively the Mansels, the Bassets, and the Aubreys; was a Tudor edifice, and is now a ruin. Limestone abounds and lead is found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff; gross value, £218 with residence. The church, dedicated to St Illtyd, is ancient, and contains a fine altar-tomb of the 15th century, with effigies of John Bassett and his wife.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Registration district | Cardiff | 1837 - 1934 |
Registration district | East 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 Llantrithyd:
Parish | Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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Llantrithyd | 1699-1799 | 1756-1811 | 1571-1810 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llantrithyd from 1837 to 1934 you should search for the Cardiff Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llantrithyd from 1935 to 1974 you should search for the East Glamorgan Registration District.
Maps
Online maps of Llantrithyd 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: