A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Cowbridge, parl. bor., market town, and par., with ry. sta., SE. Glamorgan, 14 miles SW. of Cardiff and 187 miles W. of London, 116 ac., pop. 1229; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Tuesday. Cowbridge (Welsh Pontfaen, a corruption of Pont-y-Fon, of which the English name is a translation) is an ancient little town. In 1091 it was surrounded with a stone wall by Robert de St Quentin. A free grammar-school was founded and endowed in the reign of Charles II. C. unites with Cardiff and Llantrisaint in sending 1 member to Parl.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary borough, market town, and parish, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cowbridge CP/AP Glamorgan AncC |
| Place: | Cowbridge |
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