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Knelston or Knollston, Glamorgan

Historical Description

Knelston or Knollston, a parish in Glamorgan, near the coast, in the Gower Peninsula, 14 miles WSW of Swansea. Post town, Swansea. Acreage, 548; population, 83. The living is a vicarage, united with that of Llanddewi, in the diocese of St David's; joint gross value, £89. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church is in ruins. There is a Baptist chapel.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

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

Registration districtSwansea1837 - 1858
Registration districtGower1858 - 1934
Registration districtWest Glamorgan1935 - 1974

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Maps

Online maps of Knelston or Knollston are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online:

CountyAbertawe - Swansea
RegionSouth Wales
CountryWales
Postal districtSA3
Post TownSwansea

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