St Georges super Ely
St Georges super Ely | |
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The bridge that passes over the A4232 to St Georges super Ely | |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | CF |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
St Georges super Ely is a village and community in the western outskirts of Cardiff, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.
History
In the 1870s, John Montgomery Traherne of the wealthy Traherne family was the Reverend of St Georges.[1]
Geography
St Georges super Ely lies to the northwest of Culverhouse Cross, beyond Coedarhydyglyn, and to the east of Peterston-super-Ely. It can also be accessed by road from Michaelston-super-Ely, across the A4232 road. The Cardiff-Bridgend railway and River Ely pass through the village.[2]
Landmarks
The village contains a church, dedicated to St. George, which dates to medeival times. Built in the form of a Greek or St. George's cross, it is described by Geoffrey R. Orrin as "one of the smallest cruciform churches in the diocese if not in Wales".[3]
References
- ^ Nicholas, Thomas (1874). The History and Antiquities of Glamorganshire and Its Families: With Numerous Illustrations on Wood from Photographs, of Castles, Abbeys, Mansions &c. Longmans, Green & Company. p. 185.
- ^ "St Georges super Ely" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Orrin, Geoffrey R. (1988). Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan. D. Brown. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-905928-80-7.