Visit Corntown Places

Welcome to Visit Corntown Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Corntown

  

Corntown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Corntown

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Corntown history

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Neolithic implements, especially flints, microliths and leaf arrowheads have been unearthed in the area, indicating an early settlement site nearby off Stony Lane. The Wescombe family are associated with Corntown and Ewenny. The village has grown to such an extent that there is no longer a clear boundary between the two.

You can visit Corntown places with Walkfo Corntown to hear history at Corntown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Corntown has 45 places to visit in our interactive Corntown map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Corntown, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Corntown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Corntown & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 45 audio facts unique to Corntown places in an interactive Corntown map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Corntown Places Map
45 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Corntown historic spots	Corntown tourist destinations	Corntown plaques	Corntown geographic features
Walkfo Corntown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Corntown

  

Best Corntown places to visit

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Corntown has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Corntown’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Corntown’s information audio spots:

Brackla Brackla (Welsh: Bracla) is a large housing estate, community and electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. At the 2001 census it had a population of 10,113, increasing to 11,749 at the 2011 Census.

Ogwr The Borough of Ogwr was one of six districts of Mid Glamorgan in Wales, which existed from 1974 to 1996. It was the first district to be named after Ogwr.

Princess of Wales Hospital Princess of Wales Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Tywysoges Cymru) is a district general hospital in Bridgend, Wales. It is managed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Newcastle, Bridgend Newcastle is an area and electoral ward of Bridgend, Wales. The area includes the medieval Newcastle Castle. The ward elects councillors to the Town Council and County Borough Council.

Ewenny Priory House Ewenny Priory House is a privately owned Georgian mansion. Originally built in 1545 it was rebuilt in the early 1800s. The house is Grade II* listed.

St Crallo’s Church St Crallo’s Church is a Grade I listed church in Coychurch Lower, Bridgend County Borough, southern Wales. It is often referred to historically as The Cathedral of the Vale of Glamorgan.

Merthyr Mawr The community occupies the area west of the Ewenny River between Bridgend and Porthcawl. It takes in the settlement of Tythegston and a stretch of coastal sand dunes known as Merthyr Mawr Warren.

Ewenny River The Ewenny River forms the border between Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend. It is a major tributary of the River Ogmore.

St Brides Major St. Brides Major (Welsh: Sant-y-brid) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. The village is located approximately 1.5 mi from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast. It is connected by bus to the nearby towns Llantwit Major and Bridgend.

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