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EWENNY
The unique rural village of Ewenny, just south of Bridgend, is nestled on the edge of the Ewenny River with a garden centre and craft shop, but the highlight of the village is Ewenny Priory and Church. In 1141 the Church of St. Michael became the beginning of the Benedictine Priory of Ewenny granted to the abbey of St. Peter at Gloucester together with the churches of St. Brides Major, St,Michael at Colwinston and the manor at Lampha. It was founded by Norman nobleman, Maurice de Londres, and is widely regarded as one of the finest fortified religious buildings in Britain. The village is also the home of Ewenny Pottery founded in 1610 and still worked by the same family. It is the oldest working pottery in Wales. Visit the Ewenny Craft Centre. There is plenty of opportunity to purchase Pine or Pottery.
The Legend of Ewenny
Close to Ewenny Priory is an area of land known as White Lady’s meadow and White Lady’s Lane. It is believed that the area was haunted by the ghost of a lady. Very few details are available about the ghost, but it generally believed that she committed some terrible misdeed in the past and her spirit was under a penance. It is possible that any misdeed could have been in connection with hidden treasure as in nearly all Celtic nations, there was an ancient belief that when a person died without disclosing the location of hidden treasure, their spirit would not rest and the person’s ghost would torment the living. There is a similarity in this story and the one at Ogmore Castle. As these two locations are within a couple of miles of each other, it’s likely that it’s the same story and the same ghost.
Tours by foot - Ewenny
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