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YSTRADOWEN, a parish, with a r. station, in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; on the Cowbridge branch of the Taff Vale railway, 2¼ miles NE of Cowbridge. Post town, Cowbridge. Acres, 1,494. Real property, £1,270. Pop., 248. Houses, 49. A shalland Hensol are chief residences. A seat of Prince Owenab Cyllin stood here, and was an annual meeting-place of the bards till 1720. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £52. Patron, the Bishop of L. Charities, £11. A fair is held on 7 Aug.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a r station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Ystradowen Parish Bridgend and Cowbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Ystradowen |
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