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== Amenities & History == |
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[[File:Gileston7.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Thatched cottage]] |
[[File:Gileston7.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Thatched cottage]] |
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A quaint old village itself, (still having one of the few remaining [[red telephone box]]es) it is juxtaposed in contrast to the modern [[Aberthaw Power Station]] which lies on the waterfront nearby. |
A quaint old village itself, (still having one of the few remaining [[red telephone box]]es) it is juxtaposed in contrast to the modern [[Aberthaw Power Station]] which lies on the waterfront nearby. |
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Barry Golf Club, The Leys, Gileston, (now defunct) was founded in 1897/8. In 1917 a new professional arrived at Barry Golf Club by the name of David James Rees. His four year old son, Dai, learned the game there. Dai Rees went on to become a legend in world golf, captaining the British Ryder Cup team which beat America in 1957. Ironically the club and course was lost in 1957 when the decision was made to erect the Aberthaw Power Station on the land once occupied by the course. <ref>[http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/wales-64/296-barry-golf-club-the-leys-gileston-st-athan-vale-of-glamorgan “Barry Golf Club”], “Golf’s Missing Links”.</ref> |
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Gileston/West Aberthaw [[beach]] overlooking [[Limpert Bay]] still has a number of [[Bunker#Pillbox|pillbox]]es which still stand from [[World War II]]. It has the [[agronomy|arable]] farm of the Thomas family who have farmed the surrounding land for over 100 years. |
Gileston/West Aberthaw [[beach]] overlooking [[Limpert Bay]] still has a number of [[Bunker#Pillbox|pillbox]]es which still stand from [[World War II]]. It has the [[agronomy|arable]] farm of the Thomas family who have farmed the surrounding land for over 100 years. |
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The village is tiny and previously consisted of little more than the church and the [[Gileston Manor]]. In 1771 the Bishop of Llandaff recorded that the population consisted of the rector and his family (who was also the [[squire]] of the [[manor house]]); a farmer, his wife, son and four servants; an old man and an old woman.<ref>Francis, Keith A.; Gibson, William (2012), The Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901, [[Oxford University Press]], ISBN 978-0-19-958359-0. Chapter 11 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-oEVWwNJC54C&pg=PT95&dq=gileston&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6soXUselG-fP0AXZ_oGQBw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAjhG#v=onepage&q=gileston&f=false 'Sermons in Wales in the Established Church'] by John Morgan Guy</ref> |
The village is tiny and previously consisted of little more than the church and the [[Gileston Manor]]. In 1771 the Bishop of Llandaff recorded that the population consisted of the rector and his family (who was also the [[squire]] of the [[manor house]]); a farmer, his wife, son and four servants; an old man and an old woman.<ref>Francis, Keith A.; Gibson, William (2012), The Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901, [[Oxford University Press]], ISBN 978-0-19-958359-0. Chapter 11 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-oEVWwNJC54C&pg=PT95&dq=gileston&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6soXUselG-fP0AXZ_oGQBw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAjhG#v=onepage&q=gileston&f=false 'Sermons in Wales in the Established Church'] by John Morgan Guy</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Revision as of 15:18, 24 July 2014
Gileston
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 St. Giles Church | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | CF |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Gileston (Template:Lang-cy) is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in Bro Morgannwg (the Vale of Glamorgan) on the coast of South Wales.
Location
It is located some 15 miles along the coast from Cardiff and lies between Barry and Llantwit Major. Breaksea Point is the southernmost point of Wales.
Amenities & History
A quaint old village itself, (still having one of the few remaining red telephone boxes) it is juxtaposed in contrast to the modern Aberthaw Power Station which lies on the waterfront nearby.
Barry Golf Club, The Leys, Gileston, (now defunct) was founded in 1897/8. In 1917 a new professional arrived at Barry Golf Club by the name of David James Rees. His four year old son, Dai, learned the game there. Dai Rees went on to become a legend in world golf, captaining the British Ryder Cup team which beat America in 1957. Ironically the club and course was lost in 1957 when the decision was made to erect the Aberthaw Power Station on the land once occupied by the course. [1]
Gileston/West Aberthaw beach overlooking Limpert Bay still has a number of pillboxes which still stand from World War II. It has the arable farm of the Thomas family who have farmed the surrounding land for over 100 years.
The village is tiny and previously consisted of little more than the church and the Gileston Manor. In 1771 the Bishop of Llandaff recorded that the population consisted of the rector and his family (who was also the squire of the manor house); a farmer, his wife, son and four servants; an old man and an old woman.[2]
Gallery
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Gileston Road coming from St Athan looking across the B4265 road towards Gileston (see google map) -
Meadow -
Central village roundabout -
Gileston Farm -
Coast at Gileston -
Coastal defense wall -
Old barn
References
- ^ “Barry Golf Club”, “Golf’s Missing Links”.
- ^ Francis, Keith A.; Gibson, William (2012), The Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-958359-0. Chapter 11 'Sermons in Wales in the Established Church' by John Morgan Guy
External links
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