Llansannor
Encyclopedia
Llansannor is a small village
in the Vale of Glamorgan
, Wales
, United Kingdom
.
It has a population
of roughly 200 people. It contains a parish church
, a pub (the City Inn, now closed), a primary school and a village hall
, which has recently been rebuilt thanks to the efforts of the parishioners.
Llansannor is traditionally a parish
, until the last century comprising little more than a collection of farms spread out across Llansannor Hill (Mynydd y Fforest) and now incorporating the present hamlet of City and a collection of houses built in the grounds of Llansannor Court between the 1970s and 90's. Present day farms in the parish include Church Farm, Gelli Goll Farm and Windmill Farm. While agriculture
remains important to the character of the area, many residents of the village are retirees or commute
to work in nearby Cardiff
.
The Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
passes through the parish, and the source of the River Thaw is nearby.
Famous residents include JPR Williams, former Welsh rugby
fullback.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
It has a population
Population
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of roughly 200 people. It contains a parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, a pub (the City Inn, now closed), a primary school and a village hall
Village hall
In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for villages. It functions much as a city hall does within cities.In the United Kingdom, a village hall is usually a building within a village which contains at least one large room, usually owned by and run for the benefit of the local...
, which has recently been rebuilt thanks to the efforts of the parishioners.
Llansannor is traditionally a parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
, until the last century comprising little more than a collection of farms spread out across Llansannor Hill (Mynydd y Fforest) and now incorporating the present hamlet of City and a collection of houses built in the grounds of Llansannor Court between the 1970s and 90's. Present day farms in the parish include Church Farm, Gelli Goll Farm and Windmill Farm. While agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
remains important to the character of the area, many residents of the village are retirees or commute
Commuting
Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :...
to work in nearby Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
.
The Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
The Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail is a waymarked long distance footpath in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, in the United Kingdom.- Route :...
passes through the parish, and the source of the River Thaw is nearby.
Famous residents include JPR Williams, former Welsh rugby
Rugby football
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fullback.
Population Statistics
| Population density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... (people / sq mi) |
0.9 |
| Gender Gender Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity... split (females / male) |
1.03 |
| Average commute Commuting Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :... |
12.89 miles |
| Average age | 42 |
| Home ownership | 16.9% |
| Student population | 2.6% |
| People in good health | 73% |