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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BRIDES-MINOR (St.), a township and a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan. The township lies on the river Ogmore, and on the South Wales railway, 2½ miles N by W of Bridgend. Acres, 1,829. Real-property, £1,035. Pop., 534. Houses, 110. The parish includes also the hamlet of Ynysawdre; and its Post Town is Bridgend. Acres, 2,215. Real property, £1,283. Pop., 879. Houses, 176. The property is divided among a few. Remains of Ogmore Castle, which belonged to the duchy of Lancaster, are in Ynysawdre. Coal is worked. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £176.* Patron, the Earl of Dunraven.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | St Brides Minor CP/AP Bridgend and Cowbridge RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
| Place names: | BRIDES MINOR ST | ST BRIDES MINOR |
| Place: | St Brides Minor |
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