MICHAELSTON-LE-PIT, a parish, in the union of CARDIFF, hundred of DINASPOWYS, county of GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALES, 4j miles
(S. W. by W.) from Cardiff; containing 100 inhabitants. Lias and mountain limestone, together with lead-ore, are found in
this small parish, which is exclusively agricultural, and presents some fine well-wooded inclosures. Courtyrala, an
Italian villa, the seat of T. B. Rouse, Esq., is pleasantly situated above a stream artificially widened and improved,
over which a rustic bridge has been formed, amid scenery of the most romantic and picturesque character; the grounds are
disposed with great taste, and disclose, at various points of view, the most admired scenes of the adjacent country. The
living is a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at £4. 10. 7i., and endowed with £200 royal bounty, and £200
parliamentary grant; net income, £65; patron, Mr. Rouse. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. A school for the
education of children of both sexes is supported by a private family. On the summit of a hill, in the parish, are vestiges
of an earthwork, supposed to be of Roman construction.