Llanmihangel Place
Llanmihangel Place, known in Welsh as Plas Llanmihangel, is a very old manor house in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It has been a Grade I listed building since December 16, 1952. The site began in the 12th century as a single-storey home built by a Norman knight and sits in the Nant Llanmihangel Valley on a south-facing slope between Cowbridge and Llantwit Major.
In the 15th and 16th centuries the house was greatly expanded and the original building became part of the basement. During the 16th and 17th centuries it was owned by the Thomas family, a prominent aristocratic clan. The last Thomas owner, Sir Robert Thomas, 2nd Baronet, lost much of the family fortune. In 1685 the property was sold to Humphrey Edwin, Lord Mayor of London. It stayed with the Edwin family, later becoming the home of judge John Franklin, and then passing to the Earl of Dunraven. In 1988 new owners bought and renovated it for £139,000. In the early 2000s it operated as a bed and breakfast, and it was put up for sale in 2018 for £1.3 million.
The main house is Grade I listed, while the terrace, steps, barn and stable are Grade II listed. The listing notes it as an exceptionally rare survival that is largely unaltered. The building is made from lias limestone with a pitched slate roof. Today it has 12 bedrooms across four floors, plus a study, servants’ quarters, a dining room, two kitchens and a drawing room. The estate covers about 10 acres. The grounds are Grade II* listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
Coordinates: 51°26′14″N 3°28′02″W
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 06:15 (CET).