Llanfair
Parish in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.444, -3.431 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 00 72 |
Llanfair is a small, quietly rural parish in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan, set among rolling farmland, hedgerows and country lanes typical of coastal south Wales. The landscape favours mixed agriculture and pasture, and the area acts as a pleasant green buffer between the coast and the urban fringes around Cardiff, with good walking countryside and glimpses of the broader South Wales scenery.
Like many places called Llanfair, the community grew up around a parish church dedicated to St Mary and carries medieval roots alongside later country houses and farmsteads. Today it has a quiet, close-knit social character: agriculture still shapes the local economy, while conservation of historic buildings and rural traditions helps define its cultural identity.
Postcode districts covering Llanfair
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Newport 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Weston-super-Mare 22 miles35.5 km
- Tonypandy 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Barry 8 miles12.8 km
- Bridgend 7.5 miles12 km
- Cwmbran Central 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Cwmbrân 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Neath 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 21.2 miles34 km
- Coity Higher 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Pontypool 24.3 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cowbridge Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Llan-maes Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Llanmaes Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Eglwys-Brewis Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Welsh St. Donats Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- St. Athan Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Sigingstone Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Boverton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Llancarfan Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Penllyn Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Ystradowen Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Llanfair
CF71 7DR, CF71 7DQ, CF71 7PJ, CF71 7LR, CF71 7DP, CF71 7LT, CF71 7LW, CF71 7LZ, CF71 7LS … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 5 miles8 km
- Bristol Airport 31 miles49.8 km
- Llantwit Major Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
Hotels near Llanfair Ad
- The Bear Hotel 4 1.5 miles2.5 km
- The White Lion 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Vale Resort 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Vale Park Hotel 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Cae Court Hotel 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Gwaelod Y Garth Inn 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Celtic International Hotel Cardiff Airport 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
Schools in Llanfair
- Llanfair Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hensol Castle Estate 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Barry Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles11.6 km
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Cardiff City Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Cardiff University University 11.2 miles18 km
- St. David's Shopping centre 11.3 miles18.2 km