Miskin Manor is a Victorian manor house built in 1864 in a Tudor style, situated in the village of

Miskin Miskin ( cy, Meisgyn) is a village approximately south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The origin of the village was a small hamlet known as New Mill, which grew up around New Mill farm. Miskin is part of th ...

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vil ...

, south

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. The estate was owned by the Williams family including

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for many years who were descended from the Welsh bard David Williams. Today, the manor is used as a hotel and venue for

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s. It was once filmed for the ''

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'' series 5 finale ''

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''. The manor is a

Grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

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{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2011 Hotels in Wales Manor houses in Wales Tourist attractions in Rhondda Cynon Taf Country houses in Wales Buildings and structures in Rhondda Cynon Taf Houses completed in 1864