Nottage

Nottage (Welsh: Notais) is a small village part of Porthcawl in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.

The original ancient village of Nottage, built in a defensive position from the outset, was sited on a small hill near an inlet leading to the sea.

In the 12th century, William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester gave 'New Town in Margam' to his supporter Richard of Cardiff.

After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it was sold to the Lougher family in 1545 and rebuilt in around 1570, though parts of the pre-1570 structure remain, despite another extensive renovation in 1855.

[4] It had risen to 1,082 by 1861 as recorded in the original Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, which described Nottage as 'a decayed watering-place'.