Llysworney
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Llysworney is a small village
in the Vale of Glamorgan
, South Wales
.
Llysworney is home to about 240 people and has around 100 houses. It is situated about 2 miles away from Cowbridge
in the Vale of Glamorgan
.
The B4268, a major lorry route, connecting the A48
with Landow and Llantwit Major
, runs through Llysworney. The Village is home to the locally well-known Carne Arms Pub, St. Tydfils Church, a duck pond, and Llysworney Garage (see below)
to most vehchles. The service is satisfactory, and quick
(Text from Dioces of Llandaff Page)
and is sponsored by Homebase
. The wood was planted by locals and is open Free 24 hours, 7 days a week. Worney Wood allows dogs. Worney wood hosts a range of trees and hedgerows. For more information visit the Woodland Trust page
and Llandow
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...
, South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
.
Llysworney is home to about 240 people and has around 100 houses. It is situated about 2 miles away from Cowbridge
Cowbridge
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, approximately west of Cardiff. Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.-Roman times:...
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...
.
The B4268, a major lorry route, connecting the A48
A48 road
The A48 is a major trunk road in Great Britain. It runs from the A40 at Highnam west of Gloucester to the A40 at Carmarthen. Before the construction of the M4 motorway and the first Severn Bridge in the mid 1960s it was the principal route into South Wales. For most of its journey through Wales,...
with Landow and Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a small coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. A small stream, the Afon Col-huw, runs through the town.-Local government:...
, runs through Llysworney. The Village is home to the locally well-known Carne Arms Pub, St. Tydfils Church, a duck pond, and Llysworney Garage (see below)
The Garage
Llysworney Garage serves Petrol to passing visitors, and can give MOT'sMot
In Ugaritic Mot 'Death' is personified as a god of death. The word is cognate with forms meaning 'death' in other Semitic and Afro-Asiatic languages: with Arabic موت mawt; with Hebrew מות ; with Maltese mewt; with Syriac mautā; with Ge'ez mot; with Canaanite, Egyptian Aramaic, Nabataean, and...
to most vehchles. The service is satisfactory, and quick
The Carne Arms
Dating back over 400 years the Carne Arms is a delightful old inn with open fires and a friendly cosy ambiance. Thought to have originally been part of the local Rectory its name is ancient and is derived from the Cornish "Carn" which means "rock". However, in this instance, the inn probably received its name in memory of a wealthy and influential local family rather than from the feature of the local landscape.St. Tydfils Church
Friendly, all-age congregation worshipping in an ancient church with most unusual groundplan. Regular Sunday worship.(Text from Dioces of Llandaff Page)
Worney Wood
The wood was founded in the millenium year of 2000. The wood is kept by the Woodland TrustWoodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is a conservation charity in the United Kingdom concerned with the protection and sympathetic management of native woodland heritage.-History:...
and is sponsored by Homebase
Homebase
Homebase is a British home improvement store and garden centre, with 350 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme. Together with its sister company Argos , it forms part of Home Retail Group. Homebase recorded sales figures...
. The wood was planted by locals and is open Free 24 hours, 7 days a week. Worney Wood allows dogs. Worney wood hosts a range of trees and hedgerows. For more information visit the Woodland Trust page
Living Here
Living in and around Llysworney: Local Shops, Schools and Attractions:- Davids Primary School, Colwinston
- Cowbridge Comprehensive School
- Tesco Express Cowbridge
- Tesco Extra Bridgend
- Filco's Cowbridge
- Llantwit Major Swimming pool and Leisure Center
- Cowbridge Leisure Center
More Llysworney
Llysworney is near Nash Manor, and on the B4270 road, is Carne Terrace and Pen-Yr-Heol Terrace. Also nearby is the Crossways Hotel, ColwinstonColwinston
Colwinston is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.Colwinston is known for the medieval parish church of St. Michael and All Angels, subject of a major restoration project to celebrate the millennium. The church is a Grade 1 listed building...
and Llandow
Llandow
Llandow is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village is located south west of Cardiff.- Amenities :Within Llandow is a small medieval parish church, whose history dates back to the 11th century, with a saddleback tower dedicated to the Holy Trinity.Adjacent to the village is a...