In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Laleston like this:
LALESTON, a village and a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan. The village stands near the South Wales railway, 2 miles W of Bridgend; and has a post-office under Bridgend.—The parish consists of the sections or hamlets of Higher L. and Lower L., and comprises 1,631 acres. Real property of H.-L., £640; of L.-L., £1,210. ...
Pop., 536. Houses, 120. The property is divided among a few. The manor was given, by Richard de Granville, to Lalys, chief architect to Henry I., and builder of Neath Abbey. Laleston House is a chief residence. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in collieries and ironworks. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Newcastle, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is good, and has an ancient tower, built by Lalys.
Laleston through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Laleston, in Bridgend and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2468
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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