Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan

(Llanilltud Fawr)

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Llantwit Major is a town in Vale of Glamorgan

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Llantwit Major within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Llantwit Major in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Llantwit Major, par. and vil., Glamorgan - par., 5122 ac. and 324 foreshore, pop. 992; vil., near the coast, 4½ miles SW. of Cowbridge sta.; P.O., T.O.; dates from ancient British times; was a place of great importance; was a seat of trade and a corporate borough; suffered from Saxon and Danish incursions, and fell into decline after the Norman Conquest; many relics of its ancient greatness still exist; the church dates from the time of Henry I.

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