Baruc
Ward in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.394, -3.285 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 10 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01446 (Barry) |
Baruc is a coastal electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, covering the seafront neighbourhoods of Barry including the popular sandy shores of Barry Island. The area is known for its Victorian-era resort feel, promenade and leisure attractions that draw day-trippers and families, and it has a visible maritime heritage tied to the wider history of Barry as a 19th-century port.
The local economy leans on tourism, hospitality and small retail, balanced by a residential community many of whom commute to Cardiff by rail. Socially it mixes long‑standing local life with a seasonal influx of visitors, and community groups and events around the seafront help keep the ward lively year-round.
Postcode districts covering Baruc
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 8.7 miles
- Newport 19.1 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 15.1 miles
- Tonypandy 16.9 miles
- Barry 1.6 miles
- Bridgend 14.6 miles
- Cwmbran Central 20.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 20.7 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 24.8 miles
- Coity Higher 14.8 miles
- Bridgwater 21.9 miles
- Pontypool 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Buttrills Ward 0.9 miles
- Illtyd Ward 0.9 miles
- Castleland Ward 1.4 miles
- Dyfan Ward 1.4 miles
- Barry Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Court Ward 1.7 miles
- Gibbonsdown Ward 1.8 miles
- Cadoc Ward 2.3 miles
- Rhoose Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Dinas Powys Parish 3.4 miles
- Sully Ward 3.5 miles
- Sully and Lavernock Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Baruc
CF62 6NQ, CF62 5DS, CF62 5TA, CF62 5AL, CF62 5SA, CF62 6RB, CF62 6NS, CF62 6QZ, CF62 6QE … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 2.5 miles
- Bristol Airport 24.4 miles
- Barry Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Barry Island Railway Station 0.5 miles
Hotels near Baruc Ad
- Vale Park Hotel 1.8 miles
- Parador44 7.4 miles
- Beachcliff Hotel and Apartments 5.8 miles
- Celtic International Hotel Cardiff Airport 3 1.8 miles
- The Mount Rooms 3 0.3 miles
- Voco St David's Cardiff 5 6.8 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 7.6 miles
- The Parkgate Hotel 4 7.4 miles
- Staybridge Suites Cardiff 4 7.5 miles
- Lincoln House Hotel 3 7.5 miles
Schools in Baruc
- Barry Island Primary School Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc Primary
Local points of interest
- Barry Harbour Harbour 0.1 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 5.9 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 6.4 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 6.5 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 6.7 miles
- Cardiff University University 7.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 7.6 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 7.9 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 8 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 8.1 miles