St Donats

St Donats is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, located just west of the small town of Llantwit Major. The community includes the village of Marcross and the hamlets of Monknash and East and West Monkton.

Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village with 557 residents
Description: village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Sain Dunwyd”

Places of Interest

Highlights include UWC Atlantic and Nash Point Lighthouse.

UWC Atlantic

College

Photo: Zilinsky, CC BY 2.5.

United World College of the Atlantic, formerly Atlantic College, is an independent boarding school in Llantwit Major in Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of the United World Colleges and was among the first educational institutions in the world to follow an international curriculum.

Nash Point Lighthouse

Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nash Point is a headland and beach in the Monknash Coast of the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, about a mile from Marcross. It is a popular location for ramblers and hiking along the cliffs to Llantwit Major beach.

Fog Station at Nash Point Lighthouse

Museum

Photo: Aderixon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fog Station at Nash Point Lighthouse is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llantwit Major and Wick.

Llantwit Major

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llantwit Major is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population after Barry and Penarth, and ahead of Cowbridge.

Wick

Village

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wick is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, situated approximately 1.5 miles from the coast. The closest towns are Llantwit Major, Cowbridge and Bridgend. The community includes Broughton. Wick is situated 2½ miles north of St Donats.

Llanmaes

Village

Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.

Llanmaes is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan near the market town of Llantwit Major. The population in 2011 was 403. Llanmaes is situated 3 miles east of St Donats.

St Donats

Categories: community and locality
Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4059° or 51° 24′ 21″ north

Longitude

-3.5305° or 3° 31′ 50″ west

Population

557

Elevation

220 feet (67 metres)

Open location code

9C3RCF49+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7442657160

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

7299769

Wikidata ID

Q7592977

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Satellite Map

Discover St Donats from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“St Donats” goes by many names.

Basque: “St Donats”
Catalan: “St Donats”
Cebuano: “St. Donats”
Chinese: “St Donats”
Czech: “St Donats”
Dutch: “St Donats”
French: “St Donats”
German: “St Donats”
Irish: “Sain Dunwyd”
Italian: “St Donats”
Min Nan Chinese: “St Donats”
Slovak: “St Donats”
Swedish: “St. Donats”
Welsh: “Sain Dunwyd”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marcross and Dimlands.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Powys Field and St Donats Arts Centre.

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