Acknowledgements
First and foremost the specific books that inspired this website:
Bernard Morris. The Houses of Singleton. West Glamorgan Archiver Service 1995
Ralph Griffiths. Singleton Abbey and the Vivians of Swansea. Gomer 1988
Paul Johnson from Heraldic Swansea for his use of the images of Coats of Arms used on this website
Jason Bradshaw for his help on the early history of the Singleton Estate, specifically the pre1780-1816 section of the timeline.
Thanks
Specific thanks to Gerald Gabb, Jason Bradshaw and Pamela Morgan for their constant inspiration.
Thanks to Andrew Jones and Paul Ackland, without whom this project would not have gone as far as it did.
Sources of Local History
Welsh Newspapers Online – which contains some 15million pages of Welsh history from 1804-1919
Welsh Journals Online – featuring journals published between 1735 and 2007
Welsh Tithe Maps – a very detailed look at an early moment in national history
National Library of Scotland – and their array of maps