- Aberthin
Aberthin is a small
village , just outsideCowbridge in theVale of Glamorgan ,South Wales .Amenities
It has no shops, but does have two
pub s, avillage hall which when built in 1749 was created as Wales's second purpose-built CalvanisticMethodist meeting house, ["The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales". John Davies,Nigel Jenkins , Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg500 ISBN 9780708319536] and a very special treeFact|date=March 2008.It is pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable, unlike most Welsh town names which begin with 'Aber'. The village's name is actually a corruption of the name of the brook, Nant y Berthyn.
The village hall committee organises many events throughout the year, such as a duck race (where plastic yellow ducks are raced down the stream), a free
bonfire andfireworks display (held on the Downs overlooking the village), quiz nights, amateur dramatics,barn dance s, and an annual Village Day, which has abarbecue ,live music and a dog show.External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2755649 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Aberthin and surrounding area]
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