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MARYCHURCH (ST.), a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; near the river Ddaw, 2 miles S by E of Cowbridge r. station. Post town, Cowbridge. Acres, 727. Real property, £746. Pop., 119. Houses, 30. The property is all in one estate. Remains exist of a castle, built in the 11th century, by Robert St. Quintin. The parish is a meet for the Cowbridge harriers. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Llandongh, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bridgend and Cowbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place names: | MARYCHURCH ST | ST MARYCHURCH |
| Place: | St Mary Church |
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