 It has the arable farm of the Thomas family who have farmed the surrounding land for over 100 years.The village is tiny and previously consisted of little more than the church and the Gileston Manor.In 1771 the Bishop of Llandaff recorded that the population consisted of the rector and his family (who was also the squire of the manor house); a farmer, his wife, son and four servants; an old man and an old woman.