Llandough, Glamorgan

Description
Llandough, a village and a parish in Glamorgan, on the river Thaw, 1 mile S of Cowbridge. Post town, Cowbridge. Acreage, 727; population of the civil parish, 125; of the ecclesiastical, 205. Llandough House, a castellated mansion, including some remains of an ancient castle, is the chief residence. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of St Mary Church, in the diocese of Llandaff; gross value, £291 with residence. The church is dedicated to St Doch-dwy, was restored in 1869, and contains an effigies of a Walche of the ancient Llandough Castle. Walters, the author of the Welsh dictionary, was rector.