Local Heritage
National Trust Dyffryn
St Nicholas Church and National Trust Dyffryn Gardens working together to develop the local heritage story
Discover More Local History
Discover more local history at National Trust’s Dyffryn Gardens. Visit the Edwardian garden to find out more about a family who worshipped at the Church. The Corys, whose family tomb features on our ‘History in 25 Objects’, were the industrialist owners of Dyffryn House in the 19th and early 20th century. Take a stroll down the lane or hop in the car for the short mile to the National Trust property and discover the sweeping vistas, intimate garden rooms and imposing mansion house.
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St Nicholas Church and National Trust Dyffryn Gardens, working together.
The Cory Family Connection
John Cory was a prominent coal mine and ship-owner whose wealth supplied bunker ports worldwide. He and his family are buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church, with their elaborate Grade II listed tomb featured as Object 4 in our History in 25 Objects. An exhibition about the Cory family is on display at National Trust Dyffryn Gardens.