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

COSMASTON, a village in Lavernock parish, Glamorgan; 5 miles S of Cardiff.

Cosmeston through time

Cosmeston 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 Cosmeston itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26474

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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