In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Michaelston super Ely like this:
MICHAELSTONE-SUPER-ELY, a parish in Cardiff district, Glamorgan; on the river Ely, and on the South Wales railway, near St. Fagans r. station, 5 miles W of Cardiff. Post town, Cardiff. Acres, 299. Real property, £433. Pop., 49. Houses, 8. The property is divided among a few. Traces exist of a Norman castle. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of St. Bridesuper-Ely, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church has been recently restored.
Michaelston super Ely through time
Michaelston super Ely is now part of Cardiff district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cardiff has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Michaelston super Ely itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Michaelston super Ely, in Cardiff and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6809
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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