Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MICHAELSTONE-SUPER-ELY

MICHAELSTONE-SUPER-ELY, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; on the river Ely, and on the South Wales railway, near St. Fagans r. station, 5 miles W of Cardiff. Post town, Cardiff. Acres, 299. Real property, £433. Pop., 49. Houses, 8. The property is divided among a few. Traces exist of a Norman castle. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of St. Bridesuper-Ely, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church has been recently restored.


(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: Michaelston super Ely Parish       Cardiff Poor Law Union/Registration District       Glamorgan Ancient County
Place: Michaelston super Ely

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