St Brides-super-Ely

St Brides-super-Ely
  • Welsh: Llansanffraid-ar-Elái
St Brides-super-Ely is located in Vale of Glamorgan
St Brides-super-Ely
St Brides-super-Ely
Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
OS grid referenceST 0969 7773
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCowbridge
Postcode districtCF71
Dialling code01446
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
51°29′29″N 3°18′08″W / 51.491260°N 3.302142°W / 51.491260; -3.302142

St Brides-super-Ely (Welsh: Llansanffraid-ar-Elái) is a village and district of the community of St Georges-super-Ely, within the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. It is located near the western border of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, to the west of the A4232, and north of the River Ely.

The medieval Church of St Ffraid at St Brides is Grade II listed.[1] An ancient yew tree stands in the churchyard near the south porch. It is 24 ft in diameter at its lower crown.[2]

The Grade II listed house St-y-Nyll stands just outside the village. It was designed by Percy Thomas and was built in 1924.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – Church of St Ffraid". Cadw – Cof Cymru.
  2. ^ "Yew/Yews at St Brides-super-Ely Wales". Ancient Yews. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – St-y-Nyll". Cadw – Cof Cymru. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021.


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