Cowbridge
Settlement in Glamorgan
Wales
Cowbridge
Cowbridge is a small market town located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Situated approximately 12 miles west of Cardiff, it is a historic settlement with a population of around 4,500 people. The town is known for its charming and picturesque setting, attracting tourists and visitors from neighboring areas.
Cowbridge dates back to Roman times, and its name derives from the Old English words "cow" and "bridge," referring to the town's medieval bridge over the River Thaw. The town's rich history is evident in its well-preserved architecture, with many buildings dating back to the 14th century.
The town center is characterized by narrow streets lined with traditional buildings, housing a variety of independent shops, boutiques, cafes, and restaurants. It is a popular shopping destination, offering a unique and vibrant retail experience. Cowbridge also hosts a weekly market, where local producers sell fresh produce and crafts.
In addition to its historical significance and commercial appeal, Cowbridge is surrounded by beautiful countryside, making it an ideal base for exploring the Vale of Glamorgan. The nearby coastline offers stunning views, with beaches and coastal walks within easy reach. The town is also home to several parks and green spaces, providing opportunities for outdoor activities and relaxation.
Cowbridge has a strong sense of community, with a range of local events and festivals taking place throughout the year. The town's annual agricultural show is a highlight, attracting visitors from far and wide. Overall, Cowbridge offers a delightful mix of history, natural beauty, and community spirit, making it a charming place to visit or call home.
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Cowbridge Images
Images are sourced within 2km of 51.461659/-3.447008 or Grid Reference SS9974. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.
Cowbridge - Horse and Groom
High Street pub, adjacent to the Town Hall, and set in a stone-built Victorian block (1891).
Cowbridge - Town Hall
The building is a former House of Correction and was converted to a town hall in 1830, then enlarged in 1895.
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Cowbridge - High Street
Historic building now housing the "tipsy Kitchen" cafe and the E91 clothes shop.
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Cowbridge - High Street
A mix of building fronts and gables on Cowbridge's historic High Street.
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Cowbridge - High Street
Historic gabled buildings now housing Arthur John & Co (hardware store) and Tallia (clothes shop).
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Cowbridge - Vale of Glamorgan
Historic High Street inn in the eponymous Vale of Glamorgan. Within the fabric is now a dogs grooming business - and have a hair of the dog next door?
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Cowbridge - Vale of Glamorgan Inn
Vintage wall sign advertising Hancock's Beer, a Cardiff brewer bought by Brains in 1999.
Cowbridge - Old Hall Grounds
Medieval building located within historic Roman and Town Wall bounds.
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Cowbridge - Physic Garden
Classical style temple within Cowbridge's historic herbal medicine garden.
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Cowbridge - Physic Garden
Espalier apples within Cowbridge's historic herbal medicine garden.
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Cowbridge - Font
"The font is of early Norman design and is carved from a single block of local Sutton stone".
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Cowbridge - Town Hall Square
Historic gabled stone building now housing a garden centre and a Chinese takeaway business.
Cowbridge - War Memorial
Memorial statue outside the Town Hall on Cowbridge's High Street.
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Cowbridge is located at Grid Ref: SS9974 (Lat: 51.461659, Lng: -3.447008)
Unitary Authority: The Vale of Glamorgan
Police Authority: South Wales
Also known as: Y Bont-faen
What 3 Words
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Related Wikis
Cowbridge Town Hall
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Cowbridge (Roman town)
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Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge
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Cowbridge
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Nearby Amenities
Located within 500m of 51.461659,-3.447008Recycling
Location: overground
Recycling Clothes: yes
Recycling Shoes: yes
Recycling Type: container
Lat/Long: 51.4622443/-3.4465644
Pub
Horse & Groom
Addr Housenumber: 19
Addr Postcode: CF71 7AD
Addr Street: High Street
Fhrs Id: 966131
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Wikidata: Q80859336
Lat/Long: 51.4617338/-3.4468422
Cowbridge
Is In: South Glamorgan, Wales
Name Br: Y Bont-faen
Name Cy: Y Bont-faen
Place: town
Source Name Br: proper translation
Wikidata: Q2145305
Lat/Long: 51.4616852/-3.4472705
Bus Stop
Cowbridge Bus Station (Town Hall)
Naptan AtcoCode: 5720AWA13200
Naptan NaptanCode: vglgjwd
Lat/Long: 51.4620765/-3.446575
Pub
Vale of Glamorgan
Addr Housenumber: 53
Addr Postcode: CF71 7AE
Addr Street: High Street
Fhrs Id: 966132
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Wikidata: Q29499525
Lat/Long: 51.4621887/-3.4490315
Tesco Express
Addr Housenumber: 44A
Addr Postcode: CF71 7AG
Addr Street: High Street
Brand: Tesco Express
Brand Wikidata: Q98456772
Brand Wikipedia: en:Tesco
Contact Website: https://www.tesco.com/store-locator/cowbridge/44-high-st
Fhrs Id: 966514
Shop: convenience
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Lat/Long: 51.4619207/-3.4488758
Twt Park
Access: yes
Dog: leashed
Leisure: playground
Lat/Long: 51.4606801/-3.449612
Filco
Addr Housenumber: 2
Addr Postcode: CF71 7AG
Addr Street: High Street
Fhrs Id: 966070
Shop: supermarket
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Lat/Long: 51.4613519/-3.4467206
Pub
Edmondes Arms
Addr Postcode: CF71 7EP
Addr Street: Cardiff Road
Fhrs Id: 966130
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Wikidata: Q80584852
Lat/Long: 51.4591275/-3.4416296
Pub
1 Town Hall Square
Addr City: Cowbridge
Addr Housenumber: 1
Addr Postcode: CF71 7DD
Addr Street: Town Hall Square
Fhrs Id: 1043930
Opening Hours: 11:30-23:00
Source: survey
Wikidata: Q80584855
Lat/Long: 51.4619813/-3.4474168
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4611472/-3.4479582
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4612982/-3.4475709
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: lowered
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4620979/-3.44919
Recycling
Recycling Clothes: yes
Recycling Shoes: yes
Recycling Type: container
Lat/Long: 51.4616295/-3.4522685
Barrier: stile
Foot: permissive
Material: stone
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 51.4613805/-3.4515256
Traffic Signals
Button Operated: yes
Crossing: traffic_signals
Crossing Ref: pelican
Kerb: lowered
Tactile Paving: yes
Traffic Signals Sound: yes
Traffic Signals Vibration: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4618033/-3.4475344
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4610889/-3.4480865
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4609888/-3.4482668
Automatic Door: yes
Door: sliding
Entrance: main
Wheelchair: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4610164/-3.4484364
Post Box
Operator: Royal Mail
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: CF71 26
Lat/Long: 51.4605491/-3.452471
Bear Hotel
Addr City: Cowbridge
Addr Housenumber: 63
Addr Postcode: CF71 7AF
Addr Street: High Street
Brand: Town & Country
Fhrs Id: 966133
Tourism: hotel
Wikidata: Q4876450
Wikipedia: en:Bear Inn, Cowbridge
Lat/Long: 51.4624201/-3.4498664
Parking
Access: private
Operator: Bear Hotel
Operator Type: private
Lat/Long: 51.4632402/-3.4491737
Parking
Access: yes
Fee: no
Parking: surface
Surface: asphalt
Lat/Long: 51.4622093/-3.4461632
Bus Stop
Cowbridge (High Street)
Bench: yes
Bin: yes
Bus: yes
Departures Board: timetable
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4619713/-3.4481176
Bus Stop
Cowbridge (High Street)
Bench: yes
Bus: yes
Departures Board: timetable
Public Transport: platform
Shelter: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4618627/-3.4480023
Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 17:30; Sa 11:45
Operator: Royal Mail
Post Box Design: type_k
Post Box Type: pillar
Ref: CF71 87
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Lat/Long: 51.4615422/-3.4464253
Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 16:45; Sa 11:15
Operator: Royal Mail
Post Box Mounting: stone_wall
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: CF71 88
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Lat/Long: 51.4630529/-3.4528895
Cowbridge Lesiure Centre
Leisure: fitness_centre
Lat/Long: 51.4639408/-3.4493362
Clinic
Cowbridge Health Centre
Addr City: Cowbridge
Addr Postcode: CF71 7DA
Addr Street: The Broad Shoard
Healthcare: clinic
Phone: +44 1446 772383
Wikidata: Q91200917
Lat/Long: 51.4638108/-3.4482234
Folk Gather Here
Addr Housenumber: 5
Addr Postcode: CF71 7DD
Addr Street: Town Hall Square
Contact Email: info@folkgatherhere.com
Contact Facebook: Folkgatherhere
Contact Instagram: Folkgatherhere
Contact Website: https://folkgatherhere.com/
Note: Currently Closed In line with Government Guidelines until the 9th November (2020)
Opening Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-15:00
Shop: interior_decoration
Lat/Long: 51.4620623/-3.4472743
Cowbridge
Historic Railway: station
Railway: site
Wikidata: Q17986704
Wikipedia: en:Cowbridge railway station
Lat/Long: 51.4604025/-3.441017
Direction: SSW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 6
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Note: skylights not excluded
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4626898/-3.4527513
Direction: 195
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 15
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4620958/-3.4503461
Direction: SSW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 6
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4572961/-3.4486985
Direction: SSW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 10
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4573295/-3.4488863
Direction: 185
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 16
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4573546/-3.4469819
Direction: SW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 18
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4609268/-3.4466466
Direction: SW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 12
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4599295/-3.4447268
Direction: S
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 14
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4593989/-3.4446169
Direction: 175
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 18
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4586005/-3.4441176
Direction: WSW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 8
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4618718/-3.4409282
Direction: 215
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 8
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4617398/-3.4417033
Direction: SSW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 8
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4625854/-3.4428151
Direction: SE
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 16
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 51.4637253/-3.4525445
Telephone
Booth: K6
Covered: booth
Listed Status: Grade II
Operator: BT
Phone: +44 1446 772008
Lat/Long: 51.4598695/-3.4429964
Telephone
Booth: K6
Covered: booth
Listed Status: Grade II
Operator: BT
Phone: +44 1446 773437
Lat/Long: 51.4605914/-3.4439703
Telephone
Booth: K6
Covered: booth
Listed Status: Grade II
Operator: BT
Phone: +44 1446 772753
Lat/Long: 51.4618927/-3.4476563
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking: stands
Capacity: 6
Covered: no
Lat/Long: 51.4619038/-3.4477153
Specsavers
Fast Food
Greggs
Brand: Greggs
Brand Wikidata: Q3403981
Cuisine: sandwich;bakery
Takeaway: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4619662/-3.447726
Awesome Wales Zero Waste
Addr City: Cowbridge
Addr Housenumber: 44a
Addr Postcode: CF71 7AG
Addr Street: High Street
Email: amy@awesome.wales
Opening Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +44 1446 789 977
Shop: zero_waste
Website: https://awesome.wales/
Lat/Long: 51.4619466/-3.4489294
Post Box
Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00
Operator: Royal Mail
Post Box Mounting: wooden_pole
Post Box Type: lamp
Ref: CF71 156D
Royal Cypher: EIIR
Royal Cypher Wikidata: Q33102113
Lat/Long: 51.4589795/-3.4421301
Bus Stop
Bus: yes
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 51.4587743/-3.4455736
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4610839/-3.4474776
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4609812/-3.4476304
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4608813/-3.4477918
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Markings: zebra
Lat/Long: 51.4607718/-3.4479656
Crossing
Crossing: uncontrolled
Crossing Island: no
Crossing Markings: zebra
Crossing Ref: zebra
Kerb: flush
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 51.4612393/-3.4483834
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