Boverton (Trebefered)
Built-up area in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.408, -3.468 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 97 68 |
Boverton is a small village just to the south of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It sits a short distance inland from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and nearby beaches such as Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea, so the landscape mixes rolling farmland with easy access to rugged coastal scenery. The settlement has a compact, slightly tucked-away feel and sits within the historic parish landscape of the area, with older stone houses and lanes that reflect its rural past and links to neighbouring medieval settlements.
Today Boverton is largely residential, with agriculture and tourism nearby underpinning the local economy and many residents commuting to Cardiff or Bridgend. The village benefits from coastal walks, birdwatching and surfing close by, while social life often revolves around community facilities and the larger amenities in Llantwit Major, giving it a quiet, community-oriented character popular with families and people seeking a coastal-rural lifestyle.
Postcode districts covering Boverton
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 14 miles
- Newport 24.9 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 23 miles
- Tonypandy 14.3 miles
- Barry 9.2 miles
- Bridgend 8.3 miles
- Neath 23.3 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 23.8 miles
- Coity Higher 8.9 miles
- Briton Ferry 21.5 miles
- Aberdare 21.1 miles
- Aberdare East 21.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llantwit Major Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Llanmaes Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Llan-maes Parish 0.9 miles
- Eglwys-Brewis Built-up area 1.2 miles
- St. Athan Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Sigingstone Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Llandow Built-up area 2.7 miles
- St. Donat's Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Llanfair Parish 2.9 miles
- West Aberthaw Built-up area 3 miles
- East Aberthaw Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Cowbridge Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Boverton
CF61 1UE, CF61 1UL, CF61 1GZ, CF61 1UJ, CF61 1UT, CF61 2UP, CF61 2GR, CF61 2UQ, CF61 1GY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 5.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 32.3 miles
- Llantwit Major Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Boverton Ad
- The White Lion Hotel 0.7 miles
- The Bear, Cowbridge 4 3.8 miles
- The Roost on Rock Road 2.4 miles
- Victoria Inn 4 1.9 miles
- Celtic International Hotel Cardiff Airport 3 6.1 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 5 8.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Airport 3 5.9 miles
- Vale Resort 4 7.2 miles
- Three Horseshoes Country Inn 4 5.9 miles
- The White Lion Cowbridge 6 miles
Local points of interest
- Hensol Castle Estate 7.7 miles
- Barry Harbour Harbour 8 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 10 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 10.3 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 11.3 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 12.4 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 12.4 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 13.1 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.2 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles
- Cardiff University University 13.3 miles