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Sketty, Glamorgan

Historical Description

Sketty, a village and an ecclesiastical parish in Swansea parish, Glamorgan. The village stands near Swansea Bay, 2¾ miles SW of Swansea; is a pretty place, and has a station of the name of Sketty Road on the Swansea and Mumbles railway, and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Swansea. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1850. Population, 2463. Singleton, the seat of Lord Swansea, is a fine modern Elizabethan mansion, situated in an extensive park. Sketty Park, Hafod, and Hendrefoilan are other principal residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's; gross value, £220. Patron, Lord Swansea. The church is modern, in the Decorated style, and has a mortuary chapel of the Vivians, Lords Swansea.

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

Church Records

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

ParishBaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
Sketiy1850-1912 1851-19181851-1949

Maps

Online maps of Sketty are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

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

CountySwansea
RegionSouth Wales
CountryWales
Postal districtSA2
Post TownSwansea

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