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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fonmon like this:
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.
Fonmon 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 Fonmon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fonmon, in The Vale of Glamorgan and Glamorgan | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25655
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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