St Donats, Glamorgan

Description
Donats, St, a parish in Glamorgan, on the coast, 6 miles SW of Cowbridge, and 8^ from Bridgcnd. It has a post office under Bridgend; money order and telegraph office, Llantwit Major. Acreage, 930; population, 123. The manor belonged to the Esterlings or Stradlings, and is still in the possession of the representative of tliat family. St Donat's Castle was for seven centuries the seat of the Stradlings, is an extensive structure of much antique beauty. An ancient watch-tower, commanding a very extensive view, is near the castle. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff; net value £150 with residence. The church is partly Norman and picturesque, and contains monuments of the Stradlings. A very beautiful ancient cross, in a state of perfect preservation, is in the churchyard.