In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Mellons like this:
MELLONS (ST.), a village and a parish in the district of Cardiff and county of Monmouth. The village stands near the river Romney at the boundary with Glamorgan, 2½ miles W by S of Marshfield r. station, and 4¼ NE by N of Cardiff; and has a post office under Cardiff. The parish comprises 2,574 acres. ...
Real property, £4,346. Pop., 688. Houses, 137. The property is much divided. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicar.age of Llanedarn, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £160.* Patron, alternately the Bishop of Llandaff and the Dean and Chapter of Llandaff. The church is ancient but good. Charities, £15.
St Mellons through time
St Mellons is now part of Cardiff district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cardiff has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Mellons itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Mellons, in Cardiff and Monmouthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8799
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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