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Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain at Sibsey (3.7 km) is above its typical high. No official flood warning covers this location yet — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:11:54 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of the centre of Cardiff.
Towns and villages near Cowbridge with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Cowbridge's gauges: West Fen Drain (about 40 m) and Stone Bridge Drain (about 60 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Cowbridge's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Cowbridge is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain, in Lincolnshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain is monitored by 1 station (Cowbridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Cowbridge. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Tidal flooding in areas to the North of Boston, including Frithville, Fishtoft Drove, Hilldyke and Boston Long Hedges; Properties at risk of river flooding from the River Witham and tidal flooding from the sea in the North of Boston to Cowbridge; Waterside properties between Town Bridge and Haven Bridge in Boston including Haven Hall and the Music Centre in Boston; Areas near the Witham Haven in Boston, including Boston and areas west of Maud Foster Drain.
There are 12 storm overflows within 5km of Cowbridge. None of the 11 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has no live status right now). Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Cowbridge, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Cowbridge gets about 637 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 69 mm; driest March, 37 mm). That is 45% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.3 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Warning. Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain at Sibsey (3.7 km) is above its typical high. No official flood warning covers this location yet — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Cowbridge has river level monitoring on Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 1 recorded flood extent around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2013. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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