St. Athan (Sain Tathan)
Ward in Vale of Glamorgan, CF62, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.404, -3.417 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 01 68 |
| Dialling code: | 01446 (Barry) |
St. Athan is an electoral ward in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, sitting near the northern shore of the Bristol Channel. It mixes a small village core with agricultural land and scattered hamlets, and the area’s identity has long been shaped by its military and industrial neighbours rather than by large urban growth.
Perhaps the most striking features are the former military aerodrome, RAF St Athan, and the more recent redevelopment of MOD land as the Bro Tathan aerospace and enterprise park, which has brought advanced manufacturing jobs to the locality. The ward retains a compact, community feel with a medieval parish church and easy commuter links to Cardiff, Barry and Llantwit Major, while coastal installations such as Aberthaw power station sit nearby as visible markers of the wider local economy.
Postcode districts covering St. Athan
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 12.3 miles
- Newport 23.1 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 20.8 miles
- Tonypandy 14.6 miles
- Barry 7 miles
- Bridgend 9.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 23.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 23.7 miles
- Neath 25 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 23.8 miles
- Coity Higher 10.2 miles
- Briton Ferry 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Athan Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Eglwys-Brewis Built-up area 1 mile
- West Aberthaw Built-up area 1.3 miles
- East Aberthaw Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Llan-maes Parish 1.7 miles
- Boverton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Llanmaes Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Llancarfan Parish 2.8 miles
- Llanfair Parish 2.8 miles
- Llantwit Major Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Rhoose Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian Parish 4 miles
Example postcodes in St. Athan
CF62 4HG, CF62 4HW, CF62 4PB, CF62 4PA, CF62 4NZ, CF62 4PD, CF62 4NY, CF62 4QT, CF62 4HQ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 3.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 30.1 miles
- Llantwit Major Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near St. Athan Ad
- The Bear Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- Vale Park Hotel 4 miles
- The White Lion 6 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 7.4 miles
- Vale Resort 4 6.6 miles
- Celtic International Hotel Cardiff Airport 3 4 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 8.9 miles
- Cae Court Hotel 9.8 miles
- The Mount Rooms 3 5.7 miles
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 9.2 miles
Schools in St. Athan
- St Athan Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Barry Harbour Harbour 5.8 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 7 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 8.4 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 10.3 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- Grangemoor Park Nature reserve 10.4 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 10.6 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles
- Cardiff University University 11.4 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 11.7 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 11.8 miles