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PENLLINE, a parish in Bridgend district, Glamorgan; 2 miles W N W of Cowbridge r. station. It has a post-office under Cowbridge. Acres, 1, 784. Real property, £2, 384. Pop., 286. Houses, 74. P. Castle stands on an eminence; belonged to successively the Turbervilles, the Stradlings, and the Mansels; is now the seat of J. Homfray, Esq.; and retains some Norman features. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Llanfrinach, in the diocese of Llandaff. The church is old.
(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: | Pen Llin AP/CP Bridgend and Cowbridge RegD/PLU Glamorgan AncC |
Place: | Pen Llin |
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