Gileston Manor

The house contains remnants of a late medieval building, but the exterior and some of the internal fittings date from the 18th century.

The exterior south (front) façade is a later remodelling of the early 1700s, with a symmetrical arrangement of windows and a hipped roof.

The manor is believed to have been held by a family with the surname Jule or Giles, until the last male heir died in 1673.

The house was then passed on to two female heiresses and subsequently, during the 18th century, was occupied by a succession of village clerics.

[1] For example, in 1771 the Bishop of Llandaff recorded that the village population consisted of a farmer, his wife, son and servants, an old man and an old woman, while the rector and his family was also the squire and occupants of the manor house.