Boverton
| Boverton Welsh: Trebefered | |
| Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
 Boverton village shops | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS9868 |
| Location: | 51°24’-0"N, 3°27’36"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Llantwit Major |
| Postcode: | CF61 |
| Dialling code: | 01446 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Vale of Glamorgan |
Boverton is a village located to the east of Llantwit Major in Glamorgan. Over time the two have merged together such that Boverton is now a suburb of Llantwit Major.
History
Boverton was founded during the reign of William the Conqueror. It is thought that he himself founded Boverton as a farming community beneath his mighty castle. However, Robert Fitzhamon is credited with founding the castle here, Boverton Place, during the 12th century. The castle was rebuilt around 1587 by Roger Seys, a land owner and attorney general of Wales. Boverton Place was an "impressive" fortified manor house of considerable size.[1][2]
The Seys family,[3] prominent in Glamorgan throughout the 17th century, moved out in the late 17th century and it fell into decay in the following century. Local legend states the castle is haunted by the Black Lady who was spotted by men working on the castle in the early 19th Century. She was described as a tall, shadowy figure dressed in mourning clothes.[4]
Landmarks
In present-day Boverton there is a brook, several housing estates, a fish and chip shop, post office, hair salon, gentlemen's barbers, The Boverton Castle pub, plant nursery and gardening shop.
Gallery
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Boverton Castle -
Boverton Castle pub -
Church Meadow Estate -
The Causeway -
Tremains Farm -
Boverton Bridge -
Boverton Court -
Boverton old road -
Boverton Place blue plaque
References
- ↑ Spurgeon, Clifford (April 2000). An inventory of the ancient monuments in Glamorgan. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales, H.M.S.O.. p. 516. ISBN 978-1-871184-22-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=oXRnAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ Glamorganshire. CUP Archive. p. 174. GGKEY:B09ZLPUCGCQ. http://books.google.com/books?id=BTg8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA174. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ The History of the Great Sessions in Wales, 1542-1830: Together with the Lives of the Welsh Judges, and Annotated Lists of the Chamberlains and Chancellors, Attorney Generals, and Prothonotaries of the Four Circuits of Chester and Wales; the Lord Presidents of Wales, and the Attorneys General and Solicitors General of the Marches. Priv. Print. for the author by E. Davies, Great Britain. Public Record Office. 1899. p. 100. http://books.google.com/books?id=aVMwAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ Trevelyan, Marie (1 January 1973). Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales. Kessinger Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-85409-938-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=zmYHrsC6cYIC&pg=PA203. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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