Cowbridge with Llanblethian
  • Welsh: Y Bont-faen Llanfleiddan
Cowbridge Town Hall
Cowbridge with Llanblethian is located in Vale of Glamorgan
Cowbridge with Llanblethian
Cowbridge with Llanblethian
Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
Population4,063 
OS grid referenceSS986741
• Cardiff13.4 miles (21.6 km)
• London170.2 miles (273.9 km)
Community
  • Cowbridge with Llanblethian[1]
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOWBRIDGE
Postcode districtCF71
Dialling code01446
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Cowbridge with Llanblethian is a community (civil parish) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, which incorporates Llanblethian and the town of Cowbridge. It also covers the village of Aberthin to the northeast of Cowbridge. The population was 4,063 in 2011.[2]

Cowbridge was granted a Royal Charter in 1886 which allowed the population of the community to elect its own councillors and mayor. The first Mayor was Alderman Thomas Rees, in 1887.[3] Currently (2016) the Mayor of Cowbridge and Llanblethian is Councillor David Morris.[4]

The community elects Cowbridge Town Council (full name Cowbridge (Ancient Borough) with Llanblethian Town Council) with a total of 15 councillors.[5] The Council meets in the Council Chamber of Cowbridge Town Hall.

The community is covered by the Cowbridge electoral ward for elections to the Vale of Glamorgan Council.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Cowbridge Town Council". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cowbridge with Llanblethian Parish". Nomis. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ↑ About Cowbridge (Ancient Borough) with Llanblethian Town Council Archived 24 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Cowbridge (Ancient Borough) with Llanblethian Town Council. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Day is celebrated in Cowbridge", The Barry Gem, 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Councillors and Wards, Cowbridge (Ancient Borough) with Llanblethian Town Council. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ↑ The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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