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==Porthkerry Park== |
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Porthkerry Park is a large, public country park nearby, between |
Porthkerry Park is a large, public country park nearby, between the hamlet of Porthkerry and Barry, in a valley with a pathway leading down to the [[Bristol Channel]]. It has fields, extensive [[woodland]] and nature trails, cliff-top pathways, a pebble-stone [[beach]], and a small [[golf]] course, and is visited by around 250,000 people a year.<ref name=parkhistory/> |
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The land was acquired by the Romilly family in 1412 to build a country house, and cottages, stables and a sawmill for local workers. Cliff Wood Mill was in use for a period but it believed to have been destroyed during the Glyndwr revolt in the early 15th century. The remains of it are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Cliff Wood Cottage was originally built in 1583 by Owen Williams and fully rebuilt in the early 1790s. It was once the residence of a woman believed to be a witch, Ann Jenkins.<ref name=parkhistory>{{cite web|url=https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/enjoying/Coast-and-Countryside/Porthkerry-Country-Park/History-of-Porthkerry-Country-Park.aspx|title=History of Porthkerry Country Park|publisher=Vale of Glamorgan Council|accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref> The park was fully landscaped by the Romilly family in the 1840s,<ref name="Inventory">{{cite book||title=An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan:Volume III:Medeival Secular Monuments, Part II: Non Defensive||year=1976|publisher=Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, H.M.S.D.|p=224}}</ref> and they sold it to Barry Urban District Council in 1929. The park was occupied by British and American forces during World War II in the approach to [[D-Day]], and earthworks and defences were built along the coast.<ref name=parkhistory/> |
The land was acquired by the Romilly family in 1412 to build a country house, and cottages, stables and a sawmill for local workers. Cliff Wood Mill was in use for a period but it believed to have been destroyed during the Glyndwr revolt in the early 15th century. The remains of it are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Cliff Wood Cottage was originally built in 1583 by Owen Williams and fully rebuilt in the early 1790s. It was once the residence of a woman believed to be a witch, Ann Jenkins.<ref name=parkhistory>{{cite web|url=https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/enjoying/Coast-and-Countryside/Porthkerry-Country-Park/History-of-Porthkerry-Country-Park.aspx|title=History of Porthkerry Country Park|publisher=Vale of Glamorgan Council|accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref> The park was fully landscaped by the Romilly family in the 1840s,<ref name="Inventory">{{cite book||title=An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan:Volume III:Medeival Secular Monuments, Part II: Non Defensive||year=1976|publisher=Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, H.M.S.D.|p=224}}</ref> and they sold it to Barry Urban District Council in 1929. The park was occupied by British and American forces during World War II in the approach to [[D-Day]], and earthworks and defences were built along the coast.<ref name=parkhistory/> |
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 Church of St Curig | |
  Porthkerry Location within the Vale of Glamorgan | |
| OS grid reference | ST081667 |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | CF62 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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The hamlet of Porthkerry (Welsh: Porthceri) lies on the Bristol Channel coast of South Wales within the community of Rhoose between that village and the town of Barry to the east. It is very close to the end of the runway of Cardiff International Airport. To the east of the hamlet is Porthkerry Park which occupies the valley leading down to the coast.
History
One of the oldest settlements in PorthKerry is the Iron Age promontory fort known as The Bulwarks, a 4.1 hectares (10 acres) site much of which is now wooded.[1] The Bulwarks, which consisted of three closely spaced overgrown banks fronted by ditches with the final side facing the cliffs to the south, were occupied well into the period of Roman occupation.[2] North of the fort is a church dedicated to Saint Curig. Described by Newman as "a very small church", St Curig has a single lancet window that is thought to be 13th century, but with other features, such as the east and west windows being confirmed as from the 15th century.[2]
On 28 November 1831 the vessel The Nepture, sailing from Newport to Wexford in Ireland, struck a rock off the coast of Porthkerry.[3] On 10 January 1898 the Porthkerry Viaduct on the Vale of Glamorgan Line operated then by the Barry Railway Company was the scene of a non-fatal railway accident involving the collapse of the structure.[4] The viaduct also featured in scenes in the Doctor Who television series in 2000.[5]The Porthkerry Leisure Park hit the national headlines in November 2011 when a portion of the cliff collapsed at the edge of the site leaving some caravans hanging over the edge of the cliff.[6]
Porthkerry Park
Porthkerry Park is a large, public country park nearby, between the hamlet of Porthkerry and Barry, in a valley with a pathway leading down to the Bristol Channel. It has fields, extensive woodland and nature trails, cliff-top pathways, a pebble-stone beach, and a small golf course, and is visited by around 250,000 people a year.[7]
The land was acquired by the Romilly family in 1412 to build a country house, and cottages, stables and a sawmill for local workers. Cliff Wood Mill was in use for a period but it believed to have been destroyed during the Glyndwr revolt in the early 15th century. The remains of it are a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Cliff Wood Cottage was originally built in 1583 by Owen Williams and fully rebuilt in the early 1790s. It was once the residence of a woman believed to be a witch, Ann Jenkins.[7] The park was fully landscaped by the Romilly family in the 1840s,[8] and they sold it to Barry Urban District Council in 1929. The park was occupied by British and American forces during World War II in the approach to D-Day, and earthworks and defences were built along the coast.[7]
The park is particularly noted for the sixteen arch Porthkerry Viaduct crossed by a railway that served as a transportation for coal from the South Wales Valleys to the port in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Built in the late 1890s, the viaduct has sixteen arches which vary between 45 and 50 feet (15 metres) in width and rising to a height of 110 feet (33 metres).[9] It became Grade II listed in 1963.[10] The former Egerton Grey Country House Hotel lies near the viaduct. The house was originally built in the 17th century and functioned a rectory for some time.[11]
On the northern side of Portkerry Park there was a small hamlet named Cwmcidi (meaning Valley of the Black Dog in Welsh). It first appeared in the mid 13th century and by 1622 had five houses and several farm buildings, but by 1812, only three cottages and a farmhouse remained. The cottages were demolished in the 1840s by the Romilly family when Porthkerry Park was landscaped.[8] The name - although slightly anglicised - lives on in the area, in the form of a nearby public house, The Cwm Ciddy.
Notable people
- Edward Romilly, cricketer, MP and High Sheriff of Glamorganshire[12]
References
- ^ "The Bulwarks at Cofleinp". map.coflein.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. London: Penguin Group. p. 531. ISBN 0140710566.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Ship News", The Times (London, England) 2 December 1831. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Accident at Porthkerry Viaduct on 10th January 1898". Railwaysarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Porthkerry Viaduct". Doctorwholocations.net. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Safety probe had been launched prior to Porthkerry cliff collapse". Wales Online. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "History of Porthkerry Country Park". Vale of Glamorgan Council. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ a b An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan:Volume III:Medeival Secular Monuments, Part II: Non Defensive. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, H.M.S.D. 1976. p. 224.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=and|2=(help) - ^ "The viaduct and World War II". Vale of Glamorgan Council. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Porthkerry Railway Viaduct (Partly in the Community of Rhoose), Porthkerry Park, Barry". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth (8 September 2006). Frommer's England 2007. John Wiley and Sons. p. 704. ISBN 978-0-470-00746-4.
- ^ "Sheriffs For The Year 1869." The Times (London, England) 6 February 1869. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
External links
- History of Porthkerry Park, Vale of Glamorgan Council
- Areas of Porhtkerry Park, Vale of Glamorgan Council
- Parish website
