Ewenny

Ewenny is a village on the Ewenny River in the Vale of Glamorgan in the south of Wales.

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It grew around Ewenny Priory, which was founded in 1141. The priory church and its walls still survive.

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The Welsh language version of the name is Ewenni.

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