In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pennard like this:
PENNARD, or Pennarth, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; on the E side of Oxwich bay, 6½ miles S W by S of Swansea r. station. Post-town, Swansea. Acres, 2, 292; of which 45 are water. Real property, £2, 102; of which £150 are in quarries. Pop., 321. Houses, 65. The property is subdivided. ...
P. Castle belongs to the Edwardian times; but is now reduced tolittle more than a bold gateway, with rude flankingtowers. The coast has been much dis integrated by these a; and now has extensive sands where formerly therewas good land. There is a coast-guard station. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £79. Patron, T. Penrice, Esq. The present church is good; and a former church is represented by some tracesamong the sands.
Pennard through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pennard, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8461
Date accessed: 22nd May 2024
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