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MONKNASH, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; near the Nash light on Bristol channel, 6 miles SW of Cowbridge r. station. Post town, Bridgend. Acres, 1,584; of which 260 are water. Real property, £1,769. Pop., 121. Houses, 16. The property is divided among a few. The manor was given, by Richard de Grenville, to Neath abbey. There are ruins of a monastic barn and other buildings. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £67. Patron, J. B. Pryce, Esq. 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: | Yr As Fawr Parish Bridgend and Cowbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Yr As Fawr |
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