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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llandough Juxta Cowbridge like this:
LLANDOUGH, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; on the river Cowbridge, 1 mile S of Cowbridge r. station. Post town, Cowbridge. Acres, 683. Real property, £853. Pop., 119. Houses, 25. The property is all in one estate. Llandough House, a castellated mansion, including some remains of an ancient castle, belonged formerly to Col. ...
Morgan, and belongs now to R. Boteler, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of St. Mary Church, in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £325.* Patron,R. N. Talbot, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Dochdwy; is in good condition; and contains an effigies of a Walche of the ancient Llandongh Castle. Walters, the author of the Welsh dictionary, was rector.
Llandough Juxta Cowbridge is now part of THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN District. Click here for graphs and data of how THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llandough Juxta Cowbridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llandough Juxta Cowbridge, in The Vale of Glamorgan and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20990
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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