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GILESTON, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; on the coast, near Breaksea point, 5 miles S of Cowbridge r. station, and 13 WSW of Cardiff. Post town, St. Athan under Cowbridge. Acres, 496; of whch 145 are water. Real property, £658. Pop., 70. Houses, 11. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £80. Patron, the Rev. J. Edwardes. The church 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: | Gileston Parish Bridgend and Cowbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Gileston |
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