Barry
Parish in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.407, -3.272 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 11 68 |
| Population: | 54,673 |
| Dialling code: | 01446 |
The parish of Barry sits on the northern shore of the Bristol Channel in the Vale of Glamorgan, a short commuter journey from Cardiff. Its coastline includes the sandy seafront of Barry Island, and the town expanded rapidly in the 19th century when Barry Docks were built to export South Wales coal, leaving a strong Victorian dockland imprint.
That industrial legacy has been partly regenerated into a marina, housing and light industry, while leisure and tourism - notably the beaches and amusements on Barry Island and its TV connections - remain important. Today Barry combines seaside character, a working waterfront and commuter suburbs, giving it a mixed social scene and ongoing regeneration projects.
Postcode districts covering Barry
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 7.7 miles
- Newport 18 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 14.7 miles
- Tonypandy 16.4 miles
- Barry 0.7 miles
- Bridgend 14.6 miles
- Cwmbran Central 19.6 miles
- Cwmbrân 19.6 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 24 miles
- Coity Higher 14.7 miles
- Bridgwater 22.4 miles
- Pontypool 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Buttrills Ward 0.2 miles
- Court Ward 0.7 miles
- Dyfan Ward 0.7 miles
- Barry Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Castleland Ward 0.7 miles
- Gibbonsdown Ward 0.8 miles
- Illtyd Ward 0.9 miles
- Baruc Ward 1.1 miles
- Cadoc Ward 1.3 miles
- Dinas Powys Parish 2.4 miles
- Sully Ward 2.8 miles
- Sully and Lavernock Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Barry
CF62 7JN, CF62 8AT, CF62 5RZ, CF62 9DS, CF63 2HT, CF64 5SF, CF62 8HL, CF63 2PL, CF62 9EH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 3.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 23.9 miles
- Barry Docks Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Barry Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels in Barry Ad
- The Mount Rooms 3
- Premier Inn Barry Island Cardiff Airport 3
- Premier Inn Barry Island 3
- Travelodge Cardiff Airport 3
Schools in Barry
- All Saints CW Primary School Primary
- Barry Island Primary School Primary
- Beechwood College Special
- Cadoxton Primary School Primary
- Colcot Primary School Primary
- Gladstone Primary School Primary
- High Street Primary School Primary
- Holton Primary School Primary
- Inspired Learners Independent - special
- Jenner Park Primary School Primary
- Oak Field Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Palmerston Primary School Primary
- Pencoedtre High School Secondary
- Romilly Primary School Primary
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Whitmore High School Secondary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg All ages
- Ysgol Gymraeg Gwaun Y Nant Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Barry Harbour Harbour 1.2 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 4.9 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 5.5 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 5.6 miles
- Cardiff University University 6.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 6.5 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 6.9 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 6.9 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.6 miles