St Brides-super-Ely explained

Official Name:St Brides-super-Ely
Country:Wales
Static Image:Llansanffraid ar Elai St Brides Super Ely - geograph.org.uk - 4388333.jpg
Os Grid Reference:ST 0969 7773
Coordinates:51.4913°N -3.3021°W
Post Town:Cowbridge
Postcode Area:CF
Postcode District:CF71
Dial Code:01446
Constituency Westminster:Vale of Glamorgan
Welsh Name:Llansanffraid-ar-Elái
Community Wales:St Georges-super-Ely
Unitary Wales:Vale of Glamorgan

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – Church of St Ffraid . Cadw – Cof Cymru.
  2. Web site: Yew/Yews at St Brides-super-Ely Wales. Ancient Yews. 7 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Cof Cymru – National Historic Assets of Wales – Full Report for Listed Buildings – St-y-Nyll. Cadw – Cof Cymru. https://web.archive.org/web/20210107121332/https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?id=26822. 7 January 2021.