Boverton Boverton – Trebefered is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan to the east of Llantwit Major. The village began as a farming community during the reign of William the Conqueror and largely remains so. It is a sweet little village with a little shop and fish and chip shop at its center. […]
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Visiting Ogmore Castle Ogmore Castle was built by the De Londres family around 1116 on the south bank of the Ewenny River and it remained in the possession of the family until 1298. It was taken over by the crown in 1399 from the Duchy of Lancaster. The castle was abandoned sometime between 1530 and 1631.
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Where is Penmark? Penmark – Pen-marc is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, close to Cardiff Wales Airport. It is a small village with a church, castle and a public house all within short distance of each other. Within the village there have been finds of Roman and
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Where is Rhoose? Rhoose – Y Rhws is a large village in the Vale of Glamorgan, near Barry. The wider area includes the villages of Fontygary, Penmark, Aberthaw and Porthkerry. It is set in a landscape known for quarrying and Lime and Cement Works. The coastal path cuts along its edge forming part of the
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Where is Southerndown? Southerndown is a small village on the coast between Ogmore-By-Sea and Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Southerndown Coast is a site of special scientific interest (SSSI). Much of the coastline is designated for both for it’s geology and botanic value. A stretch of shore, cliff, cliff-top, and several short
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Merthyr Mawr Village Merthyr Mawr is well known for its sand dunes but set back from the shore behind them is a quaint village that is home to a number of beautiful thatched cottages and the church of St Teilo’s . Merthyr Mawr is on the opposite bank of the River Ewenny from Ogmore and
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Where is Ogmore-By-Sea? Ogmore-by-sea – Aberogwr is a small seaside village along the coastline at the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast in the Vale of Glamorgan. It is best known for its sandy beach along the shoreline. It is positioned at the end of the River Ewenny. There is parking next to the beach
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Where is Bonvilston? Bonvilston – Tresimwn is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village is located on the A48 near Cardiff. It is named after Simon de Bonville, a Norman nobleman who lived there in the 12th century. Although its meaning is slightly different in English and Welsh (Bonville’s town – Simon’s
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Where is St Nicholas? St. Nicholas – Sain Nicolas is a small village near Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan. How the village got its name is unclear, but it may well be after Saint Nicholas, the saint who was born in a former Greek area of southern Turkey. The same Saint Nicholas was known
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Where is Wenvoe? Wenvoe – Gwenfô is a village and community between Barry and Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and it began life centuries ago, as a farming community. In the last 100 years Wenvoe has doubled in size and with even more recent housing developments is slowly merging with the outer belt
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