Welsh St Donats

Not to be confused with St Donats near Llantwit Major
Welsh St Donats

St Donats (St Dunwyds) church
Welsh St Donats
 Welsh St Donats shown within the Vale of Glamorgan
Population 471 
Principal areaVale of Glamorgan
Ceremonial countySouth Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Cowbridge
Postcode district CF71 7
Dialling code 01446
Police South Wales
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentVale of Glamorgan
Welsh AssemblyVale of Glamorgan
List of places
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan

Coordinates: 51°28′30″N 3°24′04″W / 51.475088°N 3.401187°W / 51.475088; -3.401187

Welsh St Donats (Welsh: Llanddunwyd) is a village and a community in The Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located North East of Cowbridge.

The electoral ward's population in 2011 was 471.[1] The community includes the villages of: Maendy, Prisk and Tair Onen.[2] A mile to the east from the village lies the Hensol Forest.

The church, St Dunwyd, is a Grade I listed building and was first mentioned in 1173.[3][4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2011
  2. http://www.welsh-st-donats-community.btck.co.uk/ Community website. Accessed 17 May 2014
  3. http://www.eastvalechurches.org.uk /ChurchWelshStDonats.html East Vale Churches website. Accessed 17 May 2014.
  4. "Church of St Donat, Welsh St Donats". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. Jones, Sir Tom (2015). Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography. Penguin. ISBN 978-06984-0930-9.


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