Llanilid

Coordinates: 51°31′23″N 3°28′25″W / 51.523048°N 3.473703°W / 51.523048; -3.473703
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Llanilid
The church of St Ilid & St Curig
Llanilid is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Llanilid
Llanilid
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
OS grid referenceSS978814
Principal area
Preserved county
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPontyclun
Postcode districtCF72
Dialling code01443
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Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°31′23″N 3°28′25″W / 51.523048°N 3.473703°W / 51.523048; -3.473703

Llanilid is a small settlement of in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is in the historic county of Glamorgan. Llanilid is part of the community of Llanharan along with the villages of Bryncae, Brynna, Ynysmaerdy, Peterston-super-Montem and Llanharan itself.[1]

History

Since the time of the

motte in Llanilid, believed to be Norman in construct, show evidence of encroachment into the area.[2] Eventually the lordship of Ruthin was partitioned, and by 1245 Richard Seward of the neighbouring lordship of Talyfan had wrested the region of Ruthin away from its Welsh rulers.[5] In 1245 Ruthin, along with Talyfan and Llanblethian, were confiscated by Richard de Clare.[6]

Little is known of the early history of Llanilid after the end of Norman control, though it is known the region boasted an ancient church, a smithy and several displaced small holdings. Most of the farms dealt with livestock, with only the western area of Llanilid, in modern times known as Felindre, possessing fertile land.

River Ewenny.[2][7] This demesne and the mill was let and its oversight entrusted to a separate seneschal.[8] When the order was dissolved in 1540, Milton was purchased by John Thomas Bassett of Bonvilston.[8] Around this time, Llanilid had a population of around a hundred people whose land was controlled by absentee landlords. By 1666 three land owners, Humphrey Wyndham of Dunraven, Sir Robert Thomas of Llanmihangel and David Jenkins of Hensol, owned most of the parish.[9]

Llanilid remained a rural parish throughout the 18th and 19th century, though with the coming of the industrialisation of South Wales its northern border was transformed by a large opencast mine. In 1848 Sophia Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of Bute, wrote to her land agent, expressing concern at the actions of the Earl of Cottenham, then Lord Chancellor, who had the patronage of the parish, "where hardly anyone speaks English", for appointing as rector "a man without Welsh".[10] Despite the changes, the hamlet saw little growth or additional housing and in 1961 the population was 95.[11]

Etymology

According to Thomas Morgan, Llanilid follows the tradition of Welsh place names attached to a parish in taking its title from the dedicated saint of the local church. In Llanilid the local church is St. Ilid & St Curig's church, and Morgan states that this relates to Ilid a person who introduced Wales to Christianity in the 1st century. This research may be connected to that of famed literary forger

Julietta and Quiricus. He links this through the Appendix of the Book of Llandaff which states that the church at Llanilid is first given as the 'Church of St Julitta'.[13]

Major landmarks

With a sparse population and made up mainly of farm houses, Llanilid still contains several buildings and structures of note. Arguably the oldest recognised structure in Llanilid is the Castle

Tudor windows.[14] The square tower has corbelled battlements with two-light Tudor bell-openings, though these are described as being later than the original design. John Prichard, whose work on Llandaff Cathedral saw him work on many buildings of the Diocese of Llandaff, of which St Ilid and St Cruig's belongs, 'refixed' the chancel roof in its original style, but new-roofed the nave.[14] This work was completed around 1881 after a sum of £380 was found to repair the building from its then ruinous state.[8] The font appears to have been taken from an earlier building, dated as 13th century.[14]

In 2005, work started on a major film studio on the northern borders of Llanilid, named Dragon International Film Studios. The £330m development saw its first major international film, Ironclad released in 2009.[18][19]

Notes

  1. ^ Davies (2008) p.500
  2. ^ a b c d Williams (1971), p.206
  3. ^ Davies (2008) p.492
  4. ^ "Llanilid". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ^ Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales (1976) p.4
  6. ^ Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales (1976) p.5
  7. ^ a b c Williams (1971), p.208
  8. ^ a b c Williams (1971), p.209
  9. ^ Williams (1971), p.210
  10. OCLC 731224268
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  11. ^ Williams (1971), p.211
  12. ^ Morgan, Thomas (1912). The Place Names of Wales (2 ed.). Newport: J.E. Southall. p. 185.
  13. ^ a b Fenn, R.W.D. (1962). "The Saints in the Vale". In Stewart Williams (ed.). Vale of Glamorgan Series. Vol. IV: Saints and Sailing Ships. Cowbridge: D Brown & Sons. p. 119.
  14. ^
    ISBN 0140710566
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  15. ^ "Llanilid Castle-ringwork (300098)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  16. National Historic Assets of Wales
    . Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Llanharan". rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  18. ^ "Curtain up on Valleywood studios". bbc.co.uk. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  19. ^ Smith, Mark (10 March 2011). "Medieval movie heralds Valleywood's first release". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

Bibliography

External links
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