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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wenvoe like this:
WENVOE, or Wenfoe, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; 5½ miles SW of Cardiff r. station. It has a post-office under Cardiff. Acres, 2,955. Real property, £2,997; of which £200 are in mines. Pop., 504. Houses, 102. W. House was built, by the Thomas family, on the site of an old castle; has a frontage of 374 feet; and is the seat of R. Jenner, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £363.* Patron, R. Jenner, Esq. Charities, £6.
Wenvoe is now part of THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN District. Click here for graphs and data of how THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wenvoe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wenvoe, in The Vale of Glamorgan and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9402
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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