The house and the farm

Every form below names, or has been taken to name, the house and farm beside St Dochdwy’s Church at Llandough-juxta-Penarth. Tŷ Mawr is Welsh for “great house”. The first record we have found that names Tŷ Mawr is David Stewart’s 1824 survey of the Bute Glamorgan estates, plan 19, “Cedfin or Ty Mawr Farm” (EV-0211). Forms dated earlier come from Bute or other third-party papers and catalogue headings; each is shown with its date and source, and each is under forensic examination, not counted as a record of Tŷ Mawr.

Great House Farm

The Mansion of Llandough · 1543 and 1793 (in the book)

Source: A local history book, chapter ‘Llandough (Penarth)’, p. 66: Henry VIII grants the Mansion of Llandough to Lord Clynton (1543); the Earl of Bute buys it (1793)

Written by: Local history book (title, author and year to be supplied)

Status: secondary

Our note: A separate holding. The book does not say the Mansion of Llandough is Tŷ Mawr and no record links the two. Listed here because the two are easily run together.

Cydwin · 1547

Source: Family research note: Sir George Herbert’s 1,000-year lease to Vaughan (EV-0002)

Written by: Family research note

Status: Under forensic examination

Our note: Document not held; holder not identified. Identity with Great House Farm not proved. Under forensic examination; not a record of Tŷ Mawr (first named in the 1824 David Stewart survey, EV-0211).

Cedwyn · 16th century (reported)

Source: Research corpus, 16th-century Llandough freehold / Vaughan material

Written by: Research corpus (family and Wiki notes)

Status: Under forensic examination

Our note: The underlying document has not been checked. Under forensic examination; not a record of Tŷ Mawr (first named in the 1824 David Stewart survey, EV-0211).

Cydwin · 13 Feb 1739/40

Source: NLW Lockwood estate records L 11, catalogue of an assignment (Vaughan to Mathews) of an earlier Herbert–Vaughan lease

Written by: National Library of Wales cataloguer (Lockwood estate records)

Status: Under forensic examination

Our note: Catalogue wording; the deed is unread. A third-party document naming Cydwin, not Tŷ Mawr. Under forensic examination; not a record of Tŷ Mawr (first named in the 1824 David Stewart survey, EV-0211).

Ty Mawr Farm otherwise Ked Fen Farm (126 a.) · 14 Oct 1806

Source: NLW Lockwood estate records D 1/104, catalogue of articles of agreement for an exchange between Mark Wood and the Marquess of Bute

Written by: National Library of Wales cataloguer (Lockwood estate records)

Status: Under forensic examination

Our note: The words are the cataloguer’s; the agreement itself is unread. It belongs to a Bute exchange, so it is tested here rather than counted as a record mention of Tŷ Mawr. The acreage (126 a.) differs from the 1824 survey. Under forensic examination; not a record of Tŷ Mawr (first named in the 1824 David Stewart survey, EV-0211).

Ty Mawr Farm or Red Fen Farm (126 a.) · 1807

Source: NLW Bute Estate Records D 205/6–7, catalogue of the completed exchange

Written by: National Library of Wales cataloguer (Bute Estate Records)

Status: Under forensic examination

Our note: Same exchange as Lockwood D 1/104 read by a different cataloguer: “Ked Fen” in one, “Red Fen” in the other (a capital K and R are easily confused in a cursive hand). The originals have not been compared. Under forensic examination; not a record of Tŷ Mawr (first named in the 1824 David Stewart survey, EV-0211).

Cydfin Farm or Ty Mawr Farm, (107 a.) · No Tŷ Mawr date: the range 1552–1824 is the Bute catalogue’s

Source: National Library of Wales, Bute Estate Records D219 catalogue (Llandough manorial leases, 1552–1824)

Written by: National Library of Wales cataloguer (Bute Estate Records)

Status: Under forensic examination (application and dating)

Our note: A Bute estate catalogue entry. Its heading and its date range are the cataloguer’s; the leases have not been read. It is not a dated mention of Tŷ Mawr, and its application to Tŷ Mawr and its dating are under forensic examination. Tŷ Mawr is first named in a record we have found in the 1824 David Stewart survey (EV-0211).

Cedfin or Ty Mawr Farm · 1824

Source: David Stewart’s survey of the Bute Glamorgan estates, plan 19 and reference table (Glamorgan Archives DB/E/1; EV-0211)

Written by: David Stewart, surveyor, for the Marquess of Bute

Status: record

Our note: Seen as the archive’s digital images (family photographs).

Great house · 1868–1901

Source: Trade directories: “Williams John, Great house” (EV-0225)

Written by: Directory compilers (trade directories)

Status: record

Greathouse · 1880

Source: Slater’s directory: “Williams John, Greathouse” (EV-0225)

Written by: Directory compilers (trade directories)

Status: record

Llandough Home Farm · 3 Apr 1881

Source: 1881 census, Llandough, RG11/5288 p.2, schedule 9: household of John Williams, 53, farmer (EV-0224)

Written by: Census enumerator (General Register Office)

Status: record

Our note: A census enumerator’s address label (the 1881 “survey” is the census). The page does not say “Great House Farm”; the identity is the family’s, supported by the directories. No other source uses “Home Farm” for Llandough.

Land Doc Home Farm · 1881 (reported)

Source: Reported reading of the same 1881 census entry (voice-note transcription; EV-0223)

Written by: Census enumerator (General Register Office)

Status: reported

Our note: A competing transcription; image not verified.

R-W-S-S Farm / Reese’s Farm · 1881 (reported)

Source: Reported reading of the 1881 census (dictated; EV-0223)

Written by: Census enumerator (General Register Office)

Status: reported

Our note: Competing transcription; image not verified. Compare the separate Llandough Farm of the Rees family (EV-0228).

Ty-mawr · c.1890s–1900s

Source: Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, named north-west of the church (edition not confirmed; EV-0228)

Written by: Ordnance Survey

Status: record

Llandough Church Farm · 22 Nov 1931

Source: Letter, Cogan Pill, 22 Nov 1931: finds “at Llandough Church Farm c. 1858” (Amgueddfa Cymru accession file 63.24; EV-0018)

Written by: Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales (registrar)

Status: identity unresolved

Our note: The Wiki treats “Church Farm” as a source term whose identity with Great House Farm is not yet proved.

Ty-mawr · Revised 1947, published c.1950

Source: Ordnance Survey Six-inch map, Glamorgan Sheet XLVII.NW, as circled in red in the screenshot the Ordnance Survey FOI team sent on 26 Oct 2026

Written by: Ordnance Survey

Status: record

Our note: The name stands directly beside the church at Llandough-juxta-Penarth. The OS FOI team circled this very place and still asked which Llandough was meant (see Plays on names and dates).

Great House Farm · c.1945–1955

Source: Glamorgan Archives D/D XJF 64/30: “Note by Mrs Nancy Buckler of Great House Farm” (EV-0155)

Written by: Glamorgan Archives catalogue (a note by the occupier)

Status: record

Great House Farm, Llandough · 7 May 1958

Source: Western Mail, 7 May 1958, p.7 (EV-0035)

Written by: Western Mail (reporter)

Status: record (OCR; page image not seen)

Ty Mawr, Penarth Road, Llandough · 20 Nov 1958

Source: Western Mail, 20 Nov 1958, p.7: “her farm, Ty Mawr, Penarth Road, Llandough” (EV-0037)

Written by: Western Mail (reporter)

Status: record (OCR; page image not seen)

Ty Mawr (Great House) · 16 Apr 1974

Source: Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1974 (GHF-E090-N03)

Written by: Daily Telegraph (reporter)

Status: record

an 800-year-old house / the ten-roomed house · 16 Apr 1974

Source: Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1974 (GHF-E090-N03)

Written by: Daily Telegraph (reporter)

Status: record

Our note: Description, not a name.

ancient Welsh house · 16 Apr 1974

Source: Daily Telegraph headline, 16 Apr 1974: “‘Open day’ to save ancient Welsh house” (GHF-E090-N03)

Written by: Daily Telegraph (reporter)

Status: record

Our note: Description, not a name.

the farm / the whole of the farm · 31 Jul 1987

Source: Court of Appeal, BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2: “registered as the proprietors of the whole of the farm … in November 1982” (EV-0080)

Written by: Court of Appeal (judgment)

Status: record

former Great House Farm / “a 3.4 acre site located adjacent St. Dochdwy Parish Church” · c.1989–90

Source: Planning officer’s report on the outline application (89/01396/OUT; undated, cites Welsh Office Circular 1/85; EV-0201)

Written by: Planning officer (local authority)

Status: record

Land at Great House Farm, Llandough · 1990

Source: Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, archaeological assessment report (Cedwyn EV-0900)

Written by: Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust

Status: record

Our note: Report title as catalogued; the report was not re-opened for this edition.

LLANDOUGH FARM (Ideal Homes Wales) · 12 Jan 1994

Source: Ideal Homes Wales site location map and village green planting plan, received 12 Jan 1994 (EV-0133)

Written by: Ideal Homes Wales (developer)

Status: record

Our note: The developer’s drawings use “Llandough Farm” for the site (identified with medium confidence). So in developer and planning records after 1989, “Llandough Farm” may mean this site, not the separate Rees-family farm.

Church Farm · 1994 record (find 1858)

Source: Amgueddfa Cymru collections record 63.24/1 (created 17 Oct 1994): objects found at Church Farm, Llandough, in 1858 (EV-0140)

Written by: Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales (registrar)

Status: identity unresolved

Great House Farm (GGAT02038s) · current record

Source: Heneb (formerly GGAT) Historic Environment Record

Written by: Heneb (formerly GGAT), Historic Environment Record

Status: record

Tŷ Mawr · —

Source: Welsh form (“Great House”) used by the Wiki and family material

Written by: Our Legal Wiki (analytical label)

Status: wiki label

Our note: No period record with the accented form has been catalogued yet: SOURCE PENDING for a record.

Cedfyn · —

Source: Kept as a search form only

Written by: Search form (no author)

Status: SOURCE PENDING

Our note: No primary occurrence found.

Ty Mawr Farm · 23 Mar 2026

Source: HM Land Registry letter, 23 Mar 2026: “Ty Mawr Farm was originally registered under two different title numbers, WA231076 and WA240304”

Written by: HM Land Registry

Status: record

Cefin · —

Source: Kept as a search form only

Written by: Search form (no author)

Status: SOURCE PENDING

Our note: No primary occurrence tied to Great House found.

Great House Farm, Llandough, Cowbridge (CF71) · 26 Oct 2026

Source: Ordnance Survey FOI team, clarification email of 26 Oct 2026 on FOI-26-46

Written by: Ordnance Survey (FOI team)

Status: record

Our note: A different farm in a different Llandough, near Cowbridge, about 17 km west of Tŷ Mawr. The request had named Llandough-juxta-Penarth and sheet Glamorgan 47 NW. Not Tŷ Mawr.

Ty Mawr; Great House Farm · current record

Source: Archaeology Data Service / Coflein dataset deposited by RCAHMW (as cited in the Research Library, /research/archaeology/)

Written by: RCAHMW

Status: secondary

Our note: Both names carried together by the national record; not re-opened at source for this edition.

The farmhouse

an 800-year-old house · 16 Apr 1974

Source: Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1974 (GHF-E090-N03)

Written by: Daily Telegraph (reporter)

Status: record

the ten-roomed house · 16 Apr 1974

Source: Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1974 (GHF-E090-N03)

Written by: Daily Telegraph (reporter)

Status: record

a coaching house · 16 Apr 1974

Source: Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1974: “a theory that it was originally a coaching house near a castle” (GHF-E090-N03)

Written by: Daily Telegraph (reporter)

Status: record

Our note: Reported theory.

the farmhouse (title WA240304) · 23 Feb 1983

Source: The Wiki’s description of HM Land Registry title WA240304 (Form 1C by Linklaters & Paines; register edition 23 Feb 1983; EV-0063)

Written by: HM Land Registry

Status: wiki label

Our note: HMLR’s own wording for this title’s extent is in the title file (OC2 pending).

Great House · current record

Source: Heneb (formerly GGAT) HER: manorial courts for Llandough and Leckwith were held in Great House

Written by: Heneb (formerly GGAT), Historic Environment Record

Status: record

manor house · —

Source: Interpretive description

Written by: Our Legal Wiki (analytical label)

Status: wiki label

Our note: Use only with context; the HER shows manorial courts were held there, not that “manor house” was its title.

farmhouse / buildings parcel · —

Source: The Wiki’s label for the building group within Parcel A

Written by: Our Legal Wiki (analytical label)

Status: wiki label