1 history
1.1 medieval sully
1.2 changes in manor
1.3 village growth
1.4 ss pilton
history
medieval sully
sully church
the village named abbreviation of south lea meaning southern pasture more commonly understood named after noble norman family of baron reginald de sully, 1 of twelve knights of glamorgan awarded manor around 1093 conqueror of glamorgan sir robert fitzhamon, under charter william ii of england. in 1591 sir edward mansel of margam wrote historical document recording winning of glamorgan , recorded:
sir reginald de sully (fitz haymon) gave castle , town called sully manor of it, , manors of st andrews , dinas powys granary , provisions. sir reginald bestowed land in fee frankliege men , came man of wealth , fame. had @ sully besides castle fair manor house built after new manner, did live of time, house castle broke down owain glendower
de sully had extensive estates in devon recorded having built small fortified castle in sully, remains of have vanished, except short length of wall, located east of norman parish church in village. site of 13th-century moated manor house can still observed on sully moors.
the castle @ sully smallest in glamorgan long way. covered site of half acre , stood in location was, until recently, called castle wood. occupation of castle lasted less 3 hundred years till around mid 14th century, result of extinction of de sully family line. present church dates around same time castle , dedicated st. john baptist. resident sully clergyman has been referred rector indicates tithes produced annual income never appropriated monastery , therefore supported lord of manor directly, although appointed bishop.
there complete late medieval lime kiln on ashby road, sully. composed of stone , brick 40 feet long , 18 feet high 13 feet wide. buttressed 3 brick on edge archways , draught holes on south elevation. 5 iron pegs inserted face of kiln. briarside , middleton cottage on cog road yeoman s cottage built in mid 16th century later 18th century additions. cottage contains tudor-style archway , original circular stone staircase. remains of village mill can found @ hayes farm on hayes road.
changes in manor
the manor of sully reverted crown ownership , recorded being sold in entirety sir thomas stradling in 1538. remained in stradling family 2 hundred years after administered first christopher mansel , later bussy mansel until death in 1780.
there followed number of lawsuits several landowners claiming rights manor until private act of parliament granted manors of both st. donats , sully sir john de la fountaine tyrwhit. stayed in family until 1811 although family had changed name drake then. when last of drake family died without heirs estate sold public auction mr evan thomas resided in old sully house until died in 1832. thomas built cog farm between 1816-17. rickstands @ cog farm contemporary. 8 circular rickstands approximately 3 metres high, stone built , lipped @ top. in plan form right angle @ edge of former rickyard. rickstands kept unthreshed corn above moist ground , lips provided protection against rodents.
there six-year gap while ownership disputed until in 1838 estate taken sir josiah john guest of dowlais , merthyr tydfil, eldest son later become first lord wimborne of ashby. in 1889 lord wimborne purchased rights use sully foreshore manor estate purposes.
by 20th century lord wimborne s estate began sell off various lands within parish, , during 1914 last of sully estate interests sold @ public auction number of individual private landowners, main purchaser being lieutenant-commander charles e. evans, rnvr, in 1917 split overall sully holding number of rented properties. these various properties formed part of evans estate, in 1956 established private limited letting company (evans estate (1956) ltd), based in newton abbott, devon.
village growth
in 19th century sully entirely agricultural in nature , population fluctuated between 150 200 individuals. 1920 had still increased 550 despite explosive growths of nearby penarth , barry. however, in past forty years sully has grown steadily along various commercial plastics factory developments , wider spread of private car ownership. sully middle income dormitory suburb of cardiff still expanding population of on 5,000.
from 1890 until end of 1960s sully connected eastwards penarth , cardiff , westwards barry , south wales valleys extension of taff vale railway line. coastal spur fell victim sweeping beeching axe in 1968. sully station, on cog road opposite sully inn , swanbridge halt closed. redundant rail track bed , station buildings have been sold private ownership , built on, unsold stretches being overgrown , impassable far fort road bridge @ lavernock. between lavernock , penarth track bed rural greenway , cycle track.
in 1960s local plastics factory , principal employers in immediate area, subsidiary of distillers company, built new sports , social club @ east end of village, opposite swanbridge halt railway station. in 1966 members of club formed rugby team known barry plastics rfc renamed sully view rfc . today sully sports & social club fields 3 teams in cardiff , district rugby union , sides regular competitors in welsh brewers cup, mallett cup , ninian stuart cup. touring venues have included holland, spain, germany , belgium, many within u.k.
ss pilton
ss pilton ship ran aground on sully beach in 1924. owned william j. tatem of cardiff, pilton ran aground during gale force winds in december 1924. aground 3 months, , provided steady source of income sully caterers large number visitors arriving train view spectacle.
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