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Frampton is a hamlet in the
The hamlet contains the ruins of Great Frampton, a Grade II listed country house which is located about northwest of the Church of St. Illtyd. The house was built around 1600, with a front added in the late 18th century. An inventory of the house was made in 1636 upon the death of Mary Jones, a widow who owned the property at the time. In the 1770s, the astronomer Nathaniel Pigott stayed at Frampton and built an observatory.
The house is of three storeys, with a front elevation containing five bays. It was badly damaged in a fire in 1994. It gutted the main block, but the rear wing, dated to the 17th century and altered in the mid 20th century, still remains, though in a derelict state.
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...
in South Wales. It lies within the parish of Llantwit Major, to the north of the town off the B4265 road
The B4265 road (often known as the Barry-Llantwit road) is a main road in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeastern Wales, running in a northwesterly direction along near the coast. It links Cardiff Airport to Bridgend, lasting for 15.9 miles (25.6&nbs ...
, south-southwest of Cowbridge
Cowbridge ( cy, Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately west of the centre of Cardiff.
The Cowbridge with Llanblethian community and civil parish elect a town council.
A Cowbridge electoral ward exists for ...
. It is divided into Little Frampton and Great Frampton.
History
The settlement's name is believed to be named after Adam De Francton, an English knight who killed Llewelyn, the last Prince of Wales. The hamlet became known for its Frampton Herd of PedigreeAberdeen Angus
The Aberdeen Angus, sometimes simply Angus, is a Scottish breed of small beef cattle. It derives from cattle native to the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine and Angus in north-eastern Scotland. In 2018 the breed accounted for over ...
.
Great Frampton
The hamlet contains the ruins of Great Frampton, a Grade II listed country house which is located about northwest of the Church of St. Illtyd. The house was built around 1600, with a front added in the late 18th century. An inventory of the house was made in 1636 upon the death of Mary Jones, a widow who owned the property at the time. In the 1770s, the astronomer Nathaniel Pigott stayed at Frampton and built an observatory.
The house is of three storeys, with a front elevation containing five bays. It was badly damaged in a fire in 1994. It gutted the main block, but the rear wing, dated to the 17th century and altered in the mid 20th century, still remains, though in a derelict state.
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