Llancarfan
Parish in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.429, -3.367 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 05 70 |
| Dialling code: | 01446 (Barry) |
Llancarfan is a small rural community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, set among gentle rolling farmland a few miles west of Cowbridge and within easy reach of Cardiff. The landscape is typically pastoral, with hedgerows, lanes and a scattering of historic houses and farmsteads that give it a quietly agricultural character while also serving as a commuter base for nearby towns.
Its most notable feature is the ancient parish church, long associated with early Welsh Christianity and reputed monastic learning, which contains rare medieval wall paintings and other historic fabric. The village maintains a strong local community feel with occasional village events, conservation interest in its built heritage and countryside, and an economy largely rooted in farming alongside small local enterprises and people who work in the surrounding towns and cities.
Postcode districts covering Llancarfan
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 9.5 miles
- Newport 20.4 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.1 miles
- Tonypandy 13.4 miles
- Barry 5.1 miles
- Bridgend 10.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 20.9 miles
- Cwmbrân 21 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 22 miles
- Coity Higher 10.5 miles
- Pontypool 23.3 miles
- Briton Ferry 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Nicholas and Llancarfan Ward 2.1 miles
- Bonvilston Built-up area 2.3 miles
- St. Nicholas and Bonvilston Parish 2.5 miles
- East Aberthaw Built-up area 2.6 miles
- St. Athan Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Rhoose Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Llanfair Parish 2.9 miles
- St. Nicholas Built-up area 3.1 miles
- West Aberthaw Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Eglwys-Brewis Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Illtyd Ward 3.6 miles
- Welsh St. Donats Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Llancarfan
CF71 7UB, CF62 3AG, CF62 3AL, CF62 3AX, CF71 7UD, CF62 3AN, CF71 7UE, CF62 3AJ, CF62 3AR … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 2.5 miles
- Bristol Airport 28.1 miles
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Railway Station 3 miles
- Barry Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Llancarfan Ad
- Vale Park Hotel 2.6 miles
- The Bear Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- The White Lion 4.9 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 5.4 miles
- Vale Resort 4 4.6 miles
- Parador44 8.8 miles
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 9.1 miles
- Celtic International Hotel Cardiff Airport 3 2.6 miles
- Hotel Indigo Cardiff 4 9 miles
- Beachcliff Hotel and Apartments 8.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Barry Harbour Harbour 4.4 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 4.9 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 5.6 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 7.9 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 7.9 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 8.7 miles
- Cardiff University University 8.8 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 9 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 9.1 miles