Place:Peterston super Montem, Glamorgan, Wales

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NamePeterston super Montem
Alt namesBrynnasource: village in parish
Peterstonesource: Family History Library Catalog
Peterstone-on-the-Hillsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.558°N 3.46°W
Located inGlamorgan, Wales
Also located inMid Glamorgan, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales     (1996 - )
See alsoCoychurch, Glamorgan, Walesparish in which it was a chapelry
Newcastle Hundred, Glamorgan, Waleshundred in which it was situated
Cowbridge Rural, Glamorgan, Walesrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
source: Family History Library Catalog

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Peterston super Montem from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"PETERSTONE, [Peterstone]-on-the-Hill, or [Peterston]-super-Montem, a chapelry in Coychurch parish, Glamorgan; adjacent to the South Wales railway and to the river Ogmore, under Mynydd-y-Rhiw, 3 miles N E of Pencoed [reailway] station, and 4½ W by N of Llantrissant. Post-town: Coychurch, under Bridgend. Acres: 2,060. Real property: £1,458; of which £440 are in mines. Population: 216. Houses: 40. The living is a [perpetual] curacy, annexed to the rectory of Coy-church, in the diocese of Llandaff."

Peterston super Montem is now a part of the community (or civil parish) of Llanharan in the county borough (or principal area) of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It includes the hamlet of Brynna.

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