In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sketty like this:
SKETTY, a village and a chapelry in Swansea parish, Glamorgan. The village stands near Swansea bay, and near the Oystermouth railway, 2½ miles SW of Swansea; is a pretty place; and has a station, of the name of S.-Road, on the railway, and a post-office under Swansea. The chapelry was constituted in 1851. Pop., 1,312. Houses, 266. S. Park is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £160. Patron, H. H. Vivian, Esq.
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Sketty through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sketty, in Swansea and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24108
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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