England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Ystradowen lies in southern central Glamorgan on the southern edges of the Vale of Glamorgan and roughly 3 miles northeast of the market town of Cowbridge. Ystradowen sits on the A4222 road which connects Cowbridge with Llantrisant. Ystradowen is a small and compact village with most properties alongside the A4222 or in adjacent lanes. Ystradowen has a long history, a 10th century residence of the Prince of Glamorgan, an 11th century battle site between Saxons & Britons and an early 12th century site of a Norman motte, which shows of having been abandoned unfinished. Like many parishes of the Vale of Glamorgan, Ystradowen's economy would have been underpinned by pastoral farming of both cattle, in the main, and sheep. Modern developments temporarily came to Ystradowen, a branch rail line linking Cowbridge and Llantrisant has disappeared and been dismantled. Ystradowen is drained northeastwards by the Nant Dyfrgi which soon reached the Afon Elaf and turns back south to reach the outer Bristol Channel through Cardiff Bay. Ystradowen is sited at around 60 metres above the sea in moderately undulating countryside where local hills reach 130 metres on nearby Mynydd y Fforest. Ystradowen parish was fairly typically sized for the Vale, covering close to 1,500 acres it would have supported a population of close to 200 parishioners. Like most of wales Ystradowen, despite that moote, is not mentioned in Domesday Book which did not cover this area. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
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17th June 1757 - 4th January 1812 |
Glamorgan Archives - Cardiff - Reference -
NLW/YSTRADOWEN/REGISTER/1 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register
with 3 entries per page |
Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low
likelihood of misreads |
None |
2 | 7th May 1814 - 12th June 1837 | Glamorgan Archives - Cardiff - Reference - NLW/YSTRADOWEN/REGISTER/5 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Llanharry
St Illtyd
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Llanharry
St Illtyd
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Llantrisant
St Illtyd, St Wonno & St Dyfodwg
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Llansannor
St Senwyr
Llanbleddian St John the Baptist |
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Llanbleddian
St John the Baptist
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