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LLANTRITHYD, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; 3 miles SE by E of Cowbridge r. station. Posttown, Cowbridge. Acres, 1,391. Real property, £1,574. Pop., 204. Houses, 40. All the property, except one farm, belongs to the Aubreys. 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. Value, £240.* Patron, Sir T. D. Aubrey, Bart. The church is dedicated to St. Illtyd, contains effigies of a Basset and a Mansel, and is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Llantriddyd Parish Cardiff Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Llantriddyd |
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