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'''Clemenstone''' (alternate: '''Clemenston'''; Welsh: '''Treglement''')<ref name="Burke1847" /><ref name="WilliamsDenning1966">{{cite book|author1=Stewart Williams|last2=Denning|first2=R. T. W.|title=Stewart Williams' Glamorgan historian|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PakxAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=2 July 2011|year=1966|publisher=D. Brown & Sons|page=17}}</ref> is a hamlet in the western part of the [[Vale of Glamorgan]], southeast [[Wales]], southeast of [[Bridgend]]. It lies on the road to [[Llandow]] in the east, north of [[Wick, Vale of Glamorgan|Wick]], across the [[B4265 road]]. It contains the Clemenstone Estate and House, long-time seat of the Curre family, and a Sports Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=33&coll_id=1242&expand=|title=Clemenstone Estate, Vale of Glamorgan collection|publisher=Glamorgan Archives|accessdate=28 June 2011}}</ref> |
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Clemenstone (alternate: Clemenston; Welsh: Treglement)[1][2] is a hamlet in the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, southeast of Bridgend. It lies on the road to Llandow in the east, north of Wick, across the B4265 road. It contains the Clemenstone Estate and House, long-time seat of the Curre family, and a Sports Academy.[3]
History
Clemenstone was the seat of several high sheriffs of Glamorganshire including John Curre who was known to be occupying the estate in Clemenstone in 1712 and William Curre in 1766, who was also an occupant of Itton Court.[1][4] From the 1830s it was known to be occupied by a Humphrey Turberville, who inherited the estate from his brother.[5][6] In the early 19th century, Lady Sale nee Wynch, wife of Sir Robert Sale, was known to have spent much of her early life at the Clemenstone Estate.[7] In 1981, the house at Clemenstone was said to be in a ruined state, three stories high and with walls dating to the 18th century although with traces of an older house which had existed on the spot.[8]
Meadows
Clemenstone Meadows are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). This site, which is designated as a conservation area denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom, is privately owned. The designated site covers an area of 4.9 hectares (12 acres) (notified in 1972, 1982 and 1990 under National Grid reference: SS 920739).[9]). It consists of two habitats namely, the marshy grass land and the dry neutral grassland. Plant species specific to this site are reported to be fen Meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum), purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)', devil’s-bit scabious, pepper saxifrage (Silaum silaus), saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria), meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), and marsh valerian in the marshy grassland, while the dry areas of the site have Centaurea nigra (Cynosurus cristatus), betony, cowslips (Primula veris), knapweed, crested dog's-tail, quaking grass (Briza media)and betony (Stachys officinalis).[9][10]
The site is a mile away from Wick. Clemenstone Brook, a tributary of the Alun River, flows through the meadows and forms a shallow valley. The geological formation consists of alluvium overlying limestone formations of the coastal plateau, with distinct soil characteristics.[10]
In these meadows, the marshy grassland’s special feature is that it is rich in plant life with 30 species reported for every square metre. Its faunal species consist of insects, birds such as lapwings which breed here, and mammals.[11]
Wick SSSI has urged the private owners of these meadows to continue to conserve this area with special emphasis on permitting grazing to maintain a sward of 5–20 centimetres (2.0–7.9 in) height to control the land from becoming scrub and woodland, manage hay as practiced in the past, creating “dew ponds” at suitable locations as watering holes for cattle stock during winter and maintaining soil moisture by controlled cleaning of ditches and drains.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b Burke, John (1847). Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry. H. Colburn. p. 295. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Stewart Williams; Denning, R. T. W. (1966). Stewart Williams' Glamorgan historian. D. Brown & Sons. p. 17. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Clemenstone Estate, Vale of Glamorgan collection". Glamorgan Archives. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1894). A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 446. ISBN 9780394487267. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1851). Encyclopaedia of heraldry: or General armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland, comprising a registry of all armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time, including the late grants by the College of arms. H. G. Bohn. p. 307. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Burke, John (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 653. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ The Spectator. 1842. p. 1184. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales (1981). An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan: Domestic architecture from the Reformation to the Industrial Revolution. pt. 1. The greater houses. H.M.S.O. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Site of special scientific interest citation". Vale of Glamorgan Clemenstone Meadows, Wick. ccw.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Clemenstone Meadows, Wick". ccw.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Clemenstone Meadows, Wick SSSI". Clemenstone Meadows, Wick Site Of Special Scientific Interest Your Special Site and Its Future. ccw.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
