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Cowbridge
Cowbridge Hight Street in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

Cowbridge

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Cowbridge, market town, Vale of Glamorgan county, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is centrally located in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Cardiff. The community of Llanblethian is often associated with it.

Cowbridge dates from the 14th century and prospered as the chief market and population centre of the area. The town may have been the site of the Roman military station Bovium, as evidenced by its rectangular layout and the discovery of Roman coins nearby. To the east is the traditional site of the rebel Welsh leader Owain Glyn Dŵr’s victory over Henry IV in 1405. The commerce of the 19th century placed an increased economic emphasis on ports, and since then Cowbridge has been almost completely overshadowed by the nearby ports of Barry and Cardiff. Pop. (2001) Cowbridge with Llanblethian, 4,182; (2011) Cowbridge with Llanblethian, 4,063.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.