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FONMON, a village in Penmark parish, Glamorgan; near the coast, 5¼ miles SE of Cowbridge. Fonmon Castle is a late Norman or early English edifice; belonged to the St. Johns of Bletsoe; passed by sale to Col. Philip Jones, the famous Cromwellian leader; and is now the seat of R. O. Jones, Esq. Fonmon was often visited by John Wesley.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Pen Marc Parish Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Fonmon |
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