PENNARD

"PENNARD, (or Penarth), a parish in the hundred of Swansea, county Glamorgan, 6 miles S.W. of Swansea, its post town, and 12 from Llanelly. It is situated on a creek of the Bristol Channel, and is a coastguard station. There are ruins of Pennard Castle, consisting of a gateway and two round towers. The ruins are difficult of access on account of being surrounded by quick-sands, with which the whole neighbourhood abounds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's, value £79. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a modern structure, situated to the E. of the village. There are slight traces of the old church, which has become entombed in the sand.

"PWLL DU POINT, (or "Point-of-the-Pool"), a headland on the E. side of Oxwich Bay, in the parish of Pennard, county Glamorgan. It is the highest promontory in Gower, and commands a fine view.

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018