Manors belonging once to 
Sir John Stradling.
1610
St Donats was acquired by marriage.
Monknash (Nash Major) was the Greenfields (Grenville’s) and given
by them to the Abbey of Neath and after the suppression purchased
from Sir Richard Cromwell Knt. by Sir Thomas Stradling of St Donats
Knt.
	Lamphe came to the Stradlings by the marriage of Sir Edward
Stradling Knt. with the heiress of the Berkrolles.   Lamphe is held
by a knight service under the Duchy of Lancaster; and Merthyr Mawr
by a knight service under Llanblethian.    He had  also a fourth
part of Penllyne under Cardiff Castle.   Merthyr Mawr was once the
land of the Sewards and came to the Berkrolles by marrying an
heiress of Seward; and from the Berkrolles to Stradling by the
above marriage.    Thomas (?) Lord Bishop of llandaff is patron of
the church there.  Llanmaes, St Fagans situated on both sides of the Ely, being
ancient lands belonging to  the Stradlings.
	Sully, given on the division to Sir Reynold Sully Knt. whose great
grand daughter being an heiress married Sir Syson de Avan, and
conveyed the said Lordship to that name (see De Sully).    Again a
daughter and heiress to Sir Thomas de Avan, Lord of Sully married
one Blunt, an English knight, who exchanged her lands in Wales with
the then Lord of Glamorgan for lands in  England.    It fell by
escheat to the crown and was  purchased from queen Mary by Sir
Thomas Stradling Knt, (holder) de Rege.
	East Orchard was given in the division to Sir  Roger Berkrolles
Knt, where stood the chief dwelling house (see de Berkrolles).   It
is situated upon the river Thawe and came to the Stradlings by the
aforesaid marriage.    It is holden under Cardiff Castle.

	Castleton and West Orchard are both in the parish of St Athan and
holden by Knight service under the castle of Cardiff.   The lord is
the patron of the church there.
Gileston is holden by Mr Giles from Sir John Stradling Knt, by
lease for 1000 years at £5 per annum.   Knight service under
Castleton.    The  lessee is patron of the church there during the
term.
     	The above account of the manors is taken from a list of
Glamorganshire pedigrees, the entries of which ranged from 1600 or
thereabouts to 1771.    The last writer being a freeman of
Panttlywyd.    The manuscripts are known as the book of Pantllywyd
and once in the possession of Sir Isaac Heard.

1738
    	At the breakup of the family, the Stradlings held the Castles
of St Donats, Sully, East Orchard and Penllyne.     The Manors of St
Donats, Sully, East Orchard, Nash, West Orchard, Castletown,
Gilston, Coston, Penllyne, Llangan, Court Llanphey, Merthyr Mawr
and Merthyr Mawr Parva.   The Patronages of the Churches of Sully,
St Athan, Llangan, Merthyr Mawr and Monknash.   The Advowson of the
vicarage and rectory of St Donats with the tithes there and in
Marcross, St Brides and Monknash.


Combe Hawey in Somerset had been sold during the Civil War