Eglwys Brewis
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 Elm Grove, Eglwys Brewis |
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  Eglwys Brewis |
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| Principal area | Vale of Glamorgan |
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| Ceremonial county | South Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | CF |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Welsh Assembly | Vale of Glamorgan |
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Coordinates: 51°24′49″N 3°25′45″W / 51.413635°N 3.429112°W
Eglwys Brewis is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It is located just to the north of the village of St Athan, south of Flemingston and northeast of Llantwit Major.[1] Greenlands and St Mary Church lie to the north by road from Eglwys Brewis. The village primarily consists of residential estates which were originally built in the mid 20th century for service families stationed at nearby RAF St Athan. The estates are regularly used by driving instructors in the Vale of Glamorgan. Nant y Stepsau flows in the vicinity.
The public transport for the village is served by buses stretching out as west as Bridgend and east as Cardiff. There is 2 pairs of bus stops, Pickeston Close and Pinewood Square. Bus routes are as followed: 303 to Bridgend or Barry. Barry buses continue to Cardiff as service 304, operated by NAT Group. 905 to Cardiff Airport/Rhoose, operated by NAT Group. X91 to Llantwit Major or Cardiff, operated by Cardiff Bus.
In July 2013, all but one bus service got cut. EST buses(95, 145(eve) and X45) and Veolia(X5(Sun)) went into administration in January 2013. All service operated by the two companies were all cut across the Vale, Bridgend and Cardiff. NAT Group introduced the service 303 on June 10th, running between Bridgend and Llantwit Major before extending to Barry and Cardiff on July 20th after the removal of the services which had been cut a day earlier on July 19th. Another plot twist affected thousands of people when Cardiff bus announced that they were scrapping there X91 Sunday service and the service to the Airport as a whole to make way for the new airport express bus service T9. This left many passengers who used the X91 to/from the airport. The 303 and the 905 serves the airport from Eglwys Brewis.
History
A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales (1811) by Nicholas Carlisle said:
"EGLWYS BREWIS, in the Cwmwd of Maenor Glynn Ogwr, Cantref of Cron Nedd (now called the Hundred of Ogmore), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a discharged Rectory, valued in the King's Books at £3..18..6 1/2: Patron, The Rev. Mr. Rickards: Church dedicated to St. Brise. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 33. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £37..19..0, at 2s. in the pound. It is 4 m. S. b. E. from Cowbridge. This Parish is all inclosed. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Tythes, was £73..16..4. "[2]
A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain (1833) by John Gorton said:
"The EGLWYS BREWIS, co. Glamorgan, S.W. P. T. Cowbridge (173) 4 m. S E. Pop. 20. A very small parish in the Hundred of Cowbridge, situated upon the Bristol Channel; living, a dis. rectory in the diocese of St. David's and province of Canterbury; valued in P. R. 37/. 1!)*.; church ded.' to St. Bride; patron, — Rickards, Esq."[3]
Only a hamlet still in the early 20th century, Eglwys Brewis developed into a dormitory village with housing estates in the mid 20th century to accommodate for service families stationed at nearby RAF St Athan. Most of the houses on the estates surrounding the base were sold off.
Notable landmarks
Eglwys Brewis contains the St Brise Parish Church of St. Brewis and Bethesda'r Fro Congregational Church. It contains one pub, The Carpenter's Arms. The parish church, which became a Grade II listed building on May 18, 2002 is a small stone church dates to the 12th-13th century with 16th century windows. [4] It contains a square stone castellated bell-cot at the western end of the nave and a Norman tub font and inscriptions.[4] To the east is RAF St Athan Golf Club.
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- ↑ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ↑ "Eglwys Brewis". GENUKI. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ↑ Gorton, John (1833). A topographical dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland: compiled from local information, and the most recent and official authorities. Chapman and Hall. p. 706. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Vale of Glamorgan County Treasures" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
