In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cheriton like this:
CHERITON, a parish in Swansea district, Glamorgan; on the Burry estuary, 8½ miles WSW of Loughor r. station, and 13 W of Swansea. Post town, Reynoldstone, under Swansea. Acres, 1, 419; of which 100 are water. Real property, £1, 022. Pop., 230. Houses, 53. The property is subdivided. Some traces exist of Boville castle. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £150. Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is ancient.
Cheriton through time
Cheriton is now part of Swansea district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swansea has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cheriton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cheriton, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2988
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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