St Georges super Ely

St Georges super Ely Welsh: Sain Siorys
St. George's Church
St Georges super Ely Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
Population	417
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Preserved county	South Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	CF
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan

St Georges super Ely, also known as St Georges (Welsh: Sain Siorys), is a small village and community in the western outskirts of Cardiff, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Lying to the northwest of Culverhouse Cross, between Peterston-super-Ely and Michaelston-super-Ely, it contains a medieval church and ruined manor house dated to the fifteenth century. The community includes the settlements of St Brides-super-Ely, Drope, Downs and Sant-y-Nyll.

History

In the 1870s, John Montgomery Traherne of the wealthy Traherne family was the vicar of St Georges.^[1]

Geography

The bridge that passes over the A4232 to St Georges super Ely

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

Level crossing in the village along the Cardiff to Bridgend railway

The village contains a church, dedicated to Saint George, which dates to the fourteenth century. It is Grade II* listed.^[3] 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".^[4]

At nearby Castle Farm is the Grade I listed Castle Farmhouse,^[5] overlooking the River Ely. The medieval manor house, which was known as St George's Castle. was built by the Malefant family in the 15th century, replacing an earlier hall belonging to the Sullys. The upper chamber is now one room; it was once split into a hall and a solar.^[6] The nineteenth century mansion, Coedarhydyglyn, lies to the south of the village.

References

1. 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.
2. "St Georges super Ely" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. "Church of St George, St Georges-super-Ely". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
4. Orrin, Geoffrey R. (1988). Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan. D. Brown. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-905928-80-7.
5. "Castle Farmhouse, St Georges-super-Ely". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
6. Pettifer, Adrian (2000). Welsh Castles: A Guide by Counties. Boydell & Brewer. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-85115-778-8.