In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Lythans like this:
LYTHAN (ST.), a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; 3 miles SSW of St. Fagans r. station, and 5½ SW by W of Cardiff. Post town, Cardiff. Acres, 1,248. Real property, £1,094. Pop., 136. Houses, 24. Dyffryn was formerly the seat of the Hon. Mrs. Gray, and is now the seat of J. B. Pryce, Esq. A large cromlech is in the neighbourhood. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £180. * Patron, the Archdeacon of Llandaff.
St Lythans through time
St Lythans is now part of The Vale of Glamorgan district. Click here for graphs and data of how The Vale of Glamorgan has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Lythans itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Lythans in The Vale of Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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