Friar’s Point
Friar’s Point is a cape in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhoose and Cardiff Airport.
Rhoose
Photo: Alunthomas, Public domain.
Rhoose is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan a county of Wales and is the home of the Cardiff Wales International Airport. The adjacent village of Font-y-gary is covered in this article as well.
Cardiff Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardiff Airport is an airport in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, to the south-west of Cardiff. It is the only airport offering commercial passenger services and cargo services in Wales.
Cadoxton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Duncan and Gareth Alderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cadoxton railway station is a railway station serving Cadoxton and Palmerstown near Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is located on the Barry Branch 6½ miles south of Cardiff Central.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sully and Penarth.
Sully
Photo: ben salter, CC BY 2.0.
Sully is a village in the community of Sully and Lavernock, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 7 miles southwest of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.
Penarth
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penarth is a Victorian sea-side town 3 miles southwest of Cardiff in Wales. It has impressive Victorian architecture and known for its pier and extensive parks.
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.
Friar’s Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3874° or 51° 23′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.2802° or 3° 16′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C3R9PP9+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8285651522OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Friar’s Point” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Pentir y Brodyr”
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Localities in the Area
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