Place:Ystradowen, Glamorgan, Wales

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NameYstradowen
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.489°N 3.423°W
Located inGlamorgan, Wales     ( - 1974)
Also located inSouth Glamorgan, Wales     (1974 - 1996)
Vale of Glamorgan, Wales     (1996 - )
See alsoCowbridge Hundred, Glamorgan, WalesHundred in which the parish was located
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Ystradowen is a small village twelve miles west of Cardiff, located in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales; its nearest town is Cowbridge which is about three miles to the south. The village was served by Ystradowen railway station between 1865 and 1951.

The name Ystradowen means "Owen's Valley" in English.

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Ystradowen was a civil parish until at least 1974. It may now be in a community (or civil parish) with a different name and including other villages.

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.)
  • Where to find local archives in the Caerphilly area

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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