Name | St. Bride's Minor |
Alt names | St. Brides Minor | source: spelling variation | | St Bride's Minor | source: spelling variation | | Abergarw | source: village in parish | | Bryncethin | source: village in parish | | Sarn | source: settlement in parish | | Ynysawdre | source: settlement in parish |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.533°N 3.584°W |
Located in | Glamorgan, Wales ( - 1974) |
Also located in | Mid Glamorgan, Wales (1974 - 1996) | | Bridgend (principal area), Wales (1996 - ) |
See also | Newcastle Hundred, Glamorgan, Wales | hundred in which it was part situated | | Ogmore Hundred, Glamorgan, Wales | hundred in which it was part situated | | Pen Y Bont Rural, Glamorgan, Wales | rural district in which it was located 1894-1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
St. Bride's Minor is a community (or civil parish) in Bridgend County Borough in south Wales. Located north of Bridgend town, it is made up of Sarn, a large housing estate, and the villages of Bryncethin and Abergarw. The old settlement of Ynysawdre is also within its bounds. The southern border of the community is defined by the M4 motorway. The eastern, and largest area of the community, consists of farmland and small scattered farm houses. At the 2001 UK census, the community's population was 5,575, increasing to 6,014 at the 2011 UK census.
On a modern atlas of the UK, St. Bride's Minor is not shown. It can be located by looking for "Sarn Park" service area on the M4 motorway.
Research Tips
- GENUKI on Glamorgan Lots of leads to other sources and descriptions of former parishes.
- The FamilySearch Wiki on Glamorgan has recently been updated (early 2016) and looks remarkably like Wikipedia. Their map "Glamorgan Parish Map.jpg" enlarges to show all the original parishes. The sub-section "Parishes of Historic Glamorgan" lists all the parishes of Glamorgan and the newer preserved counties and principal areas in both English and Welsh. (Currently this website is still under construction.)
Maps
The first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
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These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons
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These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area
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Categories: Glamorgan, Wales | St. Bride's Minor, Glamorgan, Wales | Newcastle Hundred, Glamorgan, Wales | Ogmore Hundred, Glamorgan, Wales | Pen Y Bont Rural, Glamorgan, Wales | Mid Glamorgan, Wales | Bridgend (principal area), Wales
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