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Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Iolo Morganwg wrote his poem about the Cowbridge Topers: ‘Cowbridge hath no sober rules None of your milksop thinkers, None of your philosophic fools But great and glorious drinkers.’.
Iolo Morganwg claimed that Cowbridge was well blessed with 'great and glorious drinkers' and indeed some forty-two of the buildings of Cowbridge have been used as inns or alehouses at some time in their history.
Apr 16, 2022 · Cheap and rapid conveyance between Cardiff and Cowbridge – William Thomas begs to inform the inhabitants and the public generally of Cardiff, Cowbridge and their vicinities that he will run a commodious two-horse omnibus between the two towns, every Tuesday.
Of the history of Cowbridge between the departure of the Romans and the post-Norman conquest setdement of south Wales, there is litde evidence; the documented history of Cowbridge begins with the granting of the borough charter in 1254.
Cowbridge, known as “Y Bont-Faen” in Welsh, was originally a Roman settlement established in the 1st century AD. It was strategically located on the main Roman road between the forts of Neath and...
History. Roman times. The town lies on the site of a Roman settlement identified by some scholars as the fort of Bovium (cow-place). Recent excavations have revealed extensive Roman settlement; [6] the town lies alongside a Roman road. Middle Ages. Llanblethian (June 2008)
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Cowbridge was created within the earlier medieval parish and manor of Llanblethian, a village that has always been intimately connected with the town. Through the medieval and early modern periods, Cowbridge thrived as a market and administrative centre for the Vale of Glamorgan.
