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St Athan, Glamorgan

Historical Description

Athan, St, a village and a parish in Glamorgan, on the coast, 5 miles S by E of Cowbridge, under which it has a post and money order office; the telegraph office is at Llantwit-MaJ'or. Acreage, 1531; population, 356. Break-sea Point is on the coast, and commands a fine view. A short distance E and W of the village are remains of East and West Orchard Castles, which were fortified houses, built by some Flemish horticulturists in the reign of Henry I. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff; value, £400. The church is good, and contains two interesting Gothic monuments of the Berkrols family. There are chapels of the Wesleyan and Calvinistic Methodists.

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 districtBridgend1837 - 1970
Registration districtMid Glamorgan1970 - 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 St Athan:

ParishBaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
St Athan1677-1891  1663-1939

Maps

Online maps of St Athan are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

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

CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan
RegionSouth Wales
CountryWales
Postal districtCF62
Post TownBarry

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