Sigingstone
Encyclopedia
Sigingstone is a small hamlet
in the Vale of Glamorgan
, Wales
.
It mainly consists of residential housing and two small working farms. There are two roads - one leading to the two nearby towns Llantwit Major
and Cowbridge
, and the other to Llanmihangel. It also has an 19th Century public house, called the Victoria Inn.
The village name is alternatively spelled "Sigginstone". This spelling is still used locally.
when an Avro 689 Tudor V
crashed killing 80. The aircraft was on its final approach to the nearby Llandow
aerodrome.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
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...
.
It mainly consists of residential housing and two small working farms. There are two roads - one leading to the two nearby towns 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:...
and 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:...
, and the other to Llanmihangel. It also has an 19th Century public house, called the Victoria Inn.
The village name is alternatively spelled "Sigginstone". This spelling is still used locally.
Llandow Air Disaster
The village was the location of the 1950 Llandow Air DisasterLlandow air disaster
The Llandow air disaster was an aircraft accident in Wales in 1950. At that time it was the world's worst air disaster with a total of 80 fatalities...
when an Avro 689 Tudor V
Avro Tudor
Avro's Type 688 Tudor was a British piston-engined airliner based on their four-engine Lincoln bomber, itself a descendant of the famous Lancaster heavy bomber, and was Britain's first pressurised airliner...
crashed killing 80. The aircraft was on its final approach to the nearby 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...
aerodrome.