In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Corntown like this:

CORTOWN, a village in Ewenny parish, Glamorgan; 3¼ miles SSE of Bridgend.

Chieveley through time

Corntown 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 Corntown itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chieveley, in The Vale of Glamorgan and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26172

Date accessed: 26th July 2026


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