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ORCHARD (East and West), two old castles in St. Athan parish, Glamorgan; on the river Thaw, 5 miles S by E of Cowbridge. They took their name from orchardscultivated by Flemings for Henry I.; the East Orchardone was built in 1691, by Roger Berkrols; and both arenow reduced to fragments.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two old castles" (ADL Feature Type: "fortifications") |
| Administrative units: | St Athan Parish Glamorgan Ancient County |
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