Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
Llancarfan

Llancarfan

Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the , Wales. The village, located west of and near , has a well-known , the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rhoose and St Cadoc’s Church.

Photo: Alunthomas, Public domain.
is a village in the a county of and is the home of the Cardiff Wales International Airport. The adjacent village of Font-y-gary is covered in this article as well.

Church
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St Cadoc's Church, Llancarfan is a church in Llancarfan, in the , south Wales. It dates from the 13th century and has been a Grade I listed building since 28 January 1963.

Aerodrome
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an airport in , , to the south-west of , . It is the only airport offering commercial passenger services and cargo services in Wales. is situated 2 miles southeast of Llancarfan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penmark and Moulton.

Village
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is a rural village south-west of near in the , in . The village is a parish and is a linear village. It has a along the main road running through the village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the , southeastern . It lies off the A4226 road on the road, northwest of and east of Llancarfan. The landmark of note is the Three Horse Shoes pub and restaurant which attracts visitors from all across the Vale of Glamorgan.

Hamlet
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rural village south-west of near in the , in . is located near the international airport for , Cardiff International Airport.

Llancarfan

Latitude
51.42309° or 51° 25′ 23″ north
Longitude
-3.36502° or 3° 21′ 54″ west
Population
741
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
9C3RCJFM+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1748631129
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2644163
Wiki­data ID
Q1027137
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Llancarfan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Llancarfan”
  • Breton: “Llancarfan”
  • Bulgarian: “Ланкарфан”
  • Catalan: “Llancarfan”
  • Cebuano: “Llancarfan”
  • Chinese: “Llancarfan”
  • Cornish: “Llancarfan”
  • Dutch: “Llancarfan”
  • Dutch: “Llancarvan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لانكارفان”
  • French: “Llancarfan”
  • Galician: “Llancarfan”
  • German: “Llancarfan”
  • Hebrew: “לאנקרבן”
  • Irish: “Llancarfan”
  • Italian: “Llancarfan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Llancarfan”
  • Persian: “لنکارفن”
  • Polish: “Llancarfan”
  • Portuguese: “Llancarfan”
  • Russian: “Ланкарфан”
  • Russian: “Лланкарван”
  • Russian: “Лланкарфан”
  • Scots: “Llancarfan”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Llancarfan”
  • Swedish: “Llancarfan”
  • Welsh: “Llancarfan”

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Notable Places Nearby

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