Pendoylan

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Pendoylan Church and Pub, Nov. 2007
Pendoylan Church and Pub, Nov. 2007

Pendoylan (Welsh: Pendeulwyn) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, which has won many awards in Best Kept Village competitions and contains items listed in the Council's County Treasures database[1].

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[edit] Location

It is situated between the A48 road and the M4 motorway.

[edit] Amenities

In the village itself there is a Church in Wales Primary School[2], a pub called The Red Lion and St Cadoc's parish church.

In 2004 Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited the village and met residents.

There is also a Chapel and War Memorial village hall. The Grade 1 listed building, Hensol Castle[3] is within the parish.

[edit] Residents

Hensol Castle has been home to a number of famous people including the staunch royalist in the Civil War, Judge David Jenkins (1582-1663))[4], Charles Talbot (1685-1737) who became Lord Chancellor in 1733 taking the title Baron Talbot of Hensol[5], the Ironmasters Benjamin Hall (1778-1817)[6] (whose son Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover may have given his name to “Big Ben” at the Palace of Westminster), William Crawshay II (1788-1867)[7] and Rowland Fothergill (1794-1871)[8] of Abernant whose sister, Mary (1797-1887) built and endowed a new school building for Pendoylan in his memory in 1873.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Vale of Glamorgan County Treasures: http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/living/planning/planning_policy/county_treasures.aspx.
  2. ^ Pendoylan CIW Primary School: http://www.pendoylan.com
  3. ^ Cadw Listed Buildings Database: building 13482 See: http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/nmrw/extdbs.shtml
  4. ^ National Library of Wales: Welsh Biograph Online. See: http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-JENK-DAV-1582.html?query=jenkins&field=content
  5. ^ National Library of Wales: Welsh Biograph Online. See: http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-TALB-CHA-1685.html?query=charles+talbot&field=name
  6. ^ Lady Lanofer The Bee of Gwent Benjamin Hall III See: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/gwenynen.gwent/benhall-III.htm
  7. ^ Nicholas T. The History and Antiquities of Glamorgan and its Families. London: Longines; 1874, p 6.
  8. ^ National Library of Wales: Welsh Biograph Online. See: http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-FOTH-GIL-1758.html
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