In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanilid like this:
LLANILID, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; near the river Ogmore and the South Wales railway, 4 miles W by S of Cowbridge Junction, and 5 N by W of Cowbridge. Post town, Cowbridge. Acres, 1,574. Real property, £1,065; of which £110 are in mines. Pop., 150. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. Coal is worked. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Llanharan, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £324. * Patron, the Bishop of Llandaff. The church is dedicated to St. Ilid, and is tolerable.
Llanilid through time
Llanilid is now part of Rhondda; Cynon; Taff district. Click here for graphs and data of how Rhondda; Cynon; Taff has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanilid itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanilid, in Rhondda; Cynon; Taff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6494
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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