12 Facts About Cowbridge

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Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the centre of Cardiff.

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2.

Cowbridge contains the following inns: the Bear Hotel, the Horse and Groom, the Edmondes Arms, the Duke of Wellington and the Vale of Glamorgan.

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3.

Cowbridge once had a railway station, which opened in 1865 and closed in 1951.

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4.

Cowbridge was named one of the best places to live in Wales in 2017.

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5.

Cowbridge is home to Welsh Rugby Union team Cowbridge RFC which fields two senior teams, a youth team and a ladies team.

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6.

Cowbridge has a leisure centre with tennis, football and badminton clubs.

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7.

Cowbridge quickly appointed Steve 'Chuckle' Langford as his number 2 and the pair led Cowbridge to their first ever Barry Town cup win with a penalty shoot out win over Cardiff Airport.

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8.

Cowbridge has been apart of the team for 26 years as of 2021.

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9.

Cowbridge's remaining 46 appearances have all come as a second half substitute.

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10.

Cowbridge has never managed to score a goal for Cowbridge and goes on record as saying he will finally retire when he nets his first goal.

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11.

Cowbridge is home to the Cowbridge Amateur Dramatic Society, based at the Market Theatre.

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12.

Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.

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