The wells comprise a series of well-heads developed individually  from as early as 13th century to 1911 when the third well was dug.  They were in use as the principal source of fresh water until the  mains supply was introduced in 1937. The wells changed and  developed over that period with Dr Salmon undertaking a major  restoration in the 1880s and since that time they have been known,  at least locally, as Salmon’s Wells. The site is permanently on  display, with an explanatory panel and is of unique historic  interest - no similar site has yet been found. It is part of a  programme to restore the character of the Parish of Penllyn where  elements of development from the 12th century to the present can  still be visibly traced.  Design and Maintenance by Opus IX News on the progress of the Winchfield Project and the results of the EGM The Parish Field gets its SSSI status. Community Policing - the Cowbridge ward contact is PCSO Hilary  O'Callaghan. You can contact her by email here, or by telephone 07805  30141. But please use the usual emergency numbers for reporting crime.  The book: “Penllyn - A Celebration of the History of a Vale of Glamorgan  Community” is available from the Cowbridge Bookshop at £14.99 or email  val.t.caple@care4free.net  The Parish of Penllyn sits in one of the most beautiful parts of The Vale  of Glamorgan in South Wales and contains the villages of Penllyn and  Craig Penllyn. It was largely untouched by the industrialisation of the  19th and 20th centuries, instead depending on its farming. Affluence  and demographic trends have altered the community and now  agriculture is concentrated on a small number of farms.  The parish contains a number of notable buildings including Penllyn  Castle which dominates the moors over which it looks, the churches of  Llanfrynach and St John’s and a pub each for the two villages.   The photographs of our Royal Wedding celebration are now on the web site here. The new edition of the Village Newsletter for Summer 2011 is now out and if you haven’t received your own copy, then you can read it on line here.