St. Athan
St. Athan is a locality in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. St. Athan is situated nearby to the locality Castleton Park, as well as near the village Gileston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Athan Royal Air Force Base and East Orchard Castle.
St Athan Royal Air Force Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ministry of Defence St Athan or MOD St Athan, formerly known as Royal Air Force St Athan, or more simply RAF St Athan, is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern 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 power stations
Power station
Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberthaw Power Station refers to two decommissioned coal-fired and co-fired biomass power stations on the coast of South Wales, near Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llantwit Major and Cowbridge.
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.
Cowbridge
Photo: Tony Hodge, 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 northeast of St. Athan.
St. Athan
- Type: Locality
- Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4041° or 51° 24′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.4175° or 3° 25′ 3″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9C3RCH3J+JXGeoNames ID
7300617
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