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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Llandough CP/AP Bridgend and Cowbridge RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
Place: | Llandough Juxta Cowbridge |
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