Llantwit Major
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llantwit Major railway station and St Athan Royal Air Force Base.
Llantwit Major railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llantwit Major railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Llantwit Major, South Wales. It is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line, 18+1⁄4 miles west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry and Rhoose.
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.
Llantwit Major Roman Villa
Archaeological site
The Llantwit Major Roman Villa was a Roman L-shaped courtyard villa located at what is now Caermead, immediately north of the town of Llantwit Major in the Welsh county of South Glamorgan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cowbridge and Llanmaes.
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.
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.
Llantwit Major
- Type: Locality
- Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4088° or 51° 24′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.4763° or 3° 28′ 35″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C3RCG5F+GFGeoNames ID
7301707
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