Aberthaw
Aberthaw is an area containing the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw, on the coast of South Wales about 5 miles west of Barry. It is the location of Aberthaw Cement Works, Aberthaw Lime Works, and Aberthaw Power Station, a decommissioned coal power station that was linked to the South Wales Valleys via the Vale of Glamorgan Railway.Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Aberddawan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Blue Anchor Inn and East Orchard Castle.
The Blue Anchor Inn
Pub
Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Blue Anchor Inn is a Grade II* listed inn in Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.
East Orchard Castle
Castle
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century.
Aberthaw Cement Works
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
Aberthaw Cement Works are cement works in the Vale of Glamorgan near the village of East Aberthaw in Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gileston and Llancadle.
Gileston
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gileston is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan on the coast of South Wales.
Llancadle
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llancadle is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Wales. Llancadle is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport.
Fonmon
Hamlet
Photo: Daicaregos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fonmon is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It lies just off the B4265 road to the northwest of Font-y-Gary and Rhoose on the western side of Cardiff Airport.
Aberthaw
- Category: village
- Location: Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Aberthaw” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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