Place:Michaelston super Ely, Glamorgan, Wales

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NameMichaelston super Ely
Alt namesLlanfihangel-Ar-Elaisource: Welsh equivalent
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.476°N 3.27°W
Located inGlamorgan, Wales     ( - 1974)
Also located inSouth Glamorgan, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
Cardiff (principal area), Wales     (1996 - )
See alsoDinas Powys Hundred, Glamorgan, WalesHundred in which the parish was located
source: Family History Library Catalog
Michaelston super Ely should not be confused with the following places in Glamorgan:
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Michaelston super Ely is a village and community (or civil parish)to the west of the city of Cardiff, Wales.

Its Welsh name is Llanfihangel-ar-Elai where llan=church + Mihangel="Saint Michael" + Elai="River Ely"). The historic church was decommissioned in 2010. It is approximately half a mile from the boundary with the bordering principal area of Vale of Glamorgan. To the north lies the village of St. Fagans, and to the east the Ely estate. The community of Michaelston-super-Ely was merged with St. Fagans in 1968.

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

These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons

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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