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 miles12.3 km
- Newport 18 miles29 km
- Weston-super-Mare 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Tonypandy 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Barry 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Bridgend 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Cwmbran Central 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Cwmbrân 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 24 miles38.6 km
- Coity Higher 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Bridgwater 22.4 miles36 km
- Pontypool 22.3 miles36 km
Neighbouring places
- Buttrills Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Court Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Dyfan Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Barry Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Castleland Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Gibbonsdown Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Illtyd Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Baruc Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cadoc Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Dinas Powys Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Sully Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Sully and Lavernock Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Barry
CF63 4PX, CF62 6PB, CF62 6QP, CF62 6LZ, CF62 8NU, CF62 9XH, CF63 1BW, CF62 5BL, CF62 7HH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bristol Airport 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Barry Docks Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Barry Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
Hotels near Barry Ad
- Vale Park Hotel 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Parador44 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Beachcliff Hotel and Apartments 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Celtic International Hotel Cardiff Airport 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Staybridge Suites Cardiff 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Mount Rooms 3 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
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 miles1.9 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles8.7 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Cardiff University University 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Vita Student Cardiff College 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km