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"PEN MARC, in the Cwmwd of Is Caeth, Cantref of Brenhinol (now called the Hundred of Dinas Powys), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a Vicarage, annexed to the Vicarage of Lantwit Major, and valued in the King's Books at £8..13..4: Patrons, The Dean and Chapter of Gloucester: Church dedicated to St. Mark. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, (consisting of the Hamlets of East Aber Ddaw, Burton, Cwm Cidy, Fonmon, Fontigary, Nurston, Pen Marc, Rhôs, and Treduckan) was 424. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £309..15..3, at 2s. 11d. in the pound. It is 6 m. S E. b. S. from Cowbridge. A Fair is holden here on the 15th of April. This Parish has been inclosed from time immemorial, and contains 2827 computed acres. The Chapels of East Aber Ddaw, and Rhôs, have been demolished, or, at least, disused, since the time of Oliver Cromwell. The ancient Castle of Pen Marc, which belonged to Gilbert Humphreville, one of the Norman Adventurers, has been in ruins ever since the time of Owain G1andwr. Fonmon Castle is habitable, and is now the Seat of ROBERT JONES, Esq. There is a Tradition that, in the times of Popery, a human Skull, pretended to be that of St. Mark, was kept in the Church-yard, and that it was from this Relick the Church and Parish were named. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Tythes, and Glebe, was £140..19..10." From: A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.
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Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-
- Parish Church of St. Mary
| St Mary, Penmark |
| Nurston Independent Chapel (Salem), Penmark; Pen-Marc |
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
From Kelly's South Wales Directory 1923 (ArchiveCDBooks) - transcribed by Gareth Hicks
- Fonmon, Fontygary, Tredogan, Burton and Nurston are other hamlets in the parish; there is a Congregational chapel at Nurston; the “Jubilee Hall,' at Rhoose, erected at the cost of John Cory esq. is used for religious services generally, and at Aberthaw is a Mission church and Baptist chapel.
For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
The church is dedicated to St. Mary, and is in the Benefice of Penmark with Porthkerry. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference ST058688.
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1696-1893, Marriages, 1696-1837, Burials, 1696-1898.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1751, 1764-1972 | 1751, 1755-1970 | 1751, 1764-1985 | 1939-1980 | 1696, 1724-1746, 1748-1756, 1758-1770, 1772-1837 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Penmark Ecclesiastical Parish records " ....... including registers of baptisms, 1751-1972; marriages, 1751-1970; burials, 1751-1985; banns, 1939-1980; services, 1940-1976; records relating to: overseers, 1800-1836; property, 1805-1923; chruchwardens, 1862-1891; church affairs, 1969-1981; vestry, 1859-1967; civil and miscellaneous records, 1804-1924"
Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-
| Non Conformist Registers Deposited | |||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref | Deposited/Copies |
| Sardis, Calvinistic Methodist | 1818-1837 | - | - | ST 05736884 | PRO/WGAS |
PRO - Public Record Office, London
WGAS - West Glamorgan Archive Service
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
- Penmark, St. Mary - Christenings (BT's), 1791-1875
- Penmark, Sardis and Aberthaw Tabernacle Calvinistic Methodist - Christenings, 1818-1837
Penmark - on Wikipedia
Conservation areas within the Vale of Glamorgan. See Penmark, Rhoose & East Aberthaw - "Conservation areas are areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance"
Various landscapes - on the People's Collection Wales site
Transcript of complete name listing for Cowbridge, with the Llanblethian and districts, from Slaters Directory for 1850.
Transcript of complete name listing for St. Athan, with the parishes and villages of Eglwys Brewis, Gileston, Llancarfan and Penmark, from Slaters Directory for 1880.
The transcription of the section for Penmark from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Penmark to another place.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Lewis, Thomas, of Penmark "Household accounts of Thomas Lewis, of Penmark, Glamorgan, 1688-1689; inventory of his estate, 1690; and answer to a bill of complaint of Mary Thomas, widow, and others, [c. 1700]."
Some of the hamlets, towns and villages within this parish
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Description and image of Penmark Castle at www.castlewales.com by Jeff Thomas
RCAHMW colour transparency showing view of Penmark Castle, taken by Iain Wright, c.1991 - on the People's Collection Wales site
- Lewis family of Penmark
- Penmark, Glamorgan
1684-1710: deeds and papers
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff] - 1688-89: household accounts of Thomas Lewis
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff]
- Penmark, Glamorgan
This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county
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Plan of the parish of Penmark in the County of Glamorgan - on the People's Collection Wales site
Parish map (Kain/Oliver)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST063676 (Lat/Lon: 51.399899, -3.347783), Penmark which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Places, villages, farms etc within Penmarkas shown on the online parish map from the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Glenys Travis)
- Penmark [171] - Blackton Fm, Burton Br, Cement Works, Cement Works, Chapel and Grave Yard (Site of) AM, Cowcliff Mill, Cringallt, Cwm, East Aberthaw, Fonmon Castle AM, Fonmon Fm, Fonmon, Font y gary, Font-y-gary Bay, Kenson, Lodge, Lower Fm, Nurslon, Penmark Castle AM, Penmark, Pleasantharbour, Port of Aberthaw, Porthkerry Rectory, Rhoose Fm, Rhoose, River Waycock, Sutton, Tredogan, Ty-uchaf, Watch House Point, Welford, Woodhouse.
The Population of Penmark was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.
| 1841 - 486 | 1851 - 495 | 1861 - 529 | 1871 - 496 | 1881 - 480 | 1891 - 503 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Penmark Civil Parish records " ......... comprising tithe plan and apportionment, 1841; assistant overseers receipt and payment book, 1902-1927"