St Nicholas and Bonvilston

St Nicholas and Bonvilston is a community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Formed in 1982, it includes the villages of St Nicholas, Bonvilston, and four properties in Dyffryn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tinkinswood and Dyffryn Gardens.

Tinkinswood

Archaeological site

Photo: Alan Simkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tinkinswood or its full name Tinkinswood Burial Chamber, also known as Castell Carreg, Llech-y-Filiast and Maes-y-Filiast, is a megalithic burial chamber, built around 4000 BC, during the Neolithic period, in the Vale of Glamorgan, near Cardiff, Wales.

Dyffryn Gardens

Park

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Dyffryn Gardens, also spelt Duffryn Gardens, is a collection of botanical gardens located near the villages of Dyffryn and St. Nicholas in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

St Lythans Burial Chamber

Archaeological site

Photo: Daicaregos, Public domain.

The St Lythans burial chamber is a single stone megalithic dolmen, built around 4000 BC as part of a chambered long barrow, during the mid Neolithic period, in what is now known as the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peterston-Super-Ely and Llancarfan.

Peterston-Super-Ely

Village

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, between Cardiff and Bridgend. It is set in the countryside, about 15 minutes' drive from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

Llancarfan

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village, located west of Barry and near Cowbridge, has a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning. Llancarfan is situated 2½ miles southwest of St Nicholas and Bonvilston.

Pendoylan

Village

Photo: TedColes, CC BY 3.0.

Pendoylan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village has won many awards in Best Kept Village competitions and contains 27 entries in the council's County Treasures database, 13 of which are listed buildings. Pendoylan is situated 2 miles northwest of St Nicholas and Bonvilston.

St Nicholas and Bonvilston

Type: Locality with 1,070 residents
Description: community in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Category: community
Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4541° or 51° 27′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.3303° or 3° 19′ 49″ west

Population

1,070

Elevation

318 feet (97 metres)

Open location code

9C3RFM39+MV

GeoNames ID

7294201

Wikidata ID

Q20596046

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“St Nicholas and Bonvilston” goes by many names.

Basque: “St Nicholas and Bonvilston”
Cebuano: “St. Nicholas and Bonvilston”
Chinese: “St Nicholas and Bonvilston”
French: “St Nicholas and Bonvilston”
Irish: “Sain Nicolas a Thresimwn”
Min Nan Chinese: “St Nicholas and Bonvilston”
Swedish: “St. Nicholas and Bonvilston”
Welsh: “Sain Nicolas a Thresimwn”

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