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St Brides Major

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Chapel, Penylan Road, was built in 1859, replacing a building of 1824. It closed in 1987 and is now a house. Horeb Baptist Church, Ewenny Road, was built in 1863 and closed in 2003. The building was sympathetically restored during 2019 and is now a hairdressers and beauty clinic.
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and other local churches, a possession of Gloucester Abbey, both having been given to the abbey in 1141. It contains a number of medieval tombs and memorials, but the building itself was heavily restored by Egbert Moxham in 1851.
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The 12th-century Church of St Bridget is now in the combined Parish of Ewenny and St Brides Major, within the
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to the Vale of Glamorgan on 1 April 1996. St Brides Major became an
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Geograph : Photos of St Brides Major and surrounding area
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The village is located approximately 1.5 mi from the
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councillor, though at subsequent elections it elected a
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St Brides Major was transferred from the Borough of
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Vale of Glamorgan County Treasures, St Brides Major
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St Brides Major (community)
Welsh

St. Brides Major is located in Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
OS grid reference
SS894750
Principal area
Vale of Glamorgan
Preserved county
South Glamorgan
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Postcode district
CF
Police
South Wales
Fire
South Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Vale of Glamorgan
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Vale of Glamorgan
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
51°27′48″N 3°35′35″W / 51.4633°N 3.5931°W / 51.4633; -3.5931

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