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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in St Lythans

  

St Lythans Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about St Lythans

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St Lythans history

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St Lythan’s, St. Lythian, is a parish in the hundred of Dinas-Powis, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 6 miles (W. S. W.) from Cardiff, containing 103 inhabitants. By 1831, the population had grown by over 50% and Dyffryn House was being used as “a school for all the poor children of this parish” The area is little changed from the mid 19th century.

St Lythans geography / climate

St Lythans is a small rural settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan, about four miles (6.4 km) west-south-west of Cardiff. The burial chamber stands in a field, Maesyfelin (The Mill Field), often shared by a herd of cows. Access to the field is permitted, and is free, via a kissing gate.

You can visit St Lythans places with Walkfo St Lythans to hear history at St Lythans’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo St Lythans has 38 places to visit in our interactive St Lythans map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout St Lythans, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at St Lythans places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to St Lythans & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit St Lythans Places Map
38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo St Lythans tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in St Lythans

  

Best St Lythans places to visit

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St Lythans has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied St Lythans’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo St Lythans’s information audio spots:

Colcot Dyfan ward is situated in the north west of Barry and its most northern edge is on the green belt of the town. It also contains the Colcot Arms pub, the St David’s Methodist Church, Coastlands Family Church, a fish and chip shop/Chinese takeaway, Barry Arts Centre and Merthyr Dyfan Cemetery.

Gibbonsdown Gibbonsdown, colloquially known as ‘Gibby’, is a residential area and electoral ward situated in the north east of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It borders Merthyr Dyfan to the northwest and Cadoxton to the southeast.

Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan Cadoxton is a district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It was once originally its own village, separate from Barry. It grew up around Saint Cadoc’s parish church, which survives.

St Mary the Virgin Church, Caerau, Cardiff St. Mary the Virgin Church is a deconsecrated and ruined church in the parish of Caerau with Ely, Cardiff, Wales. It was built in the 13th century on a Roman encampment and closed for the last time in 1973.

Western Cemetery (Cardiff) Western Cemetery is a major cemetery located in the western suburb of Ely, Cardiff, Wales. It is located near Culverhouse Cross roundabout on the A48 road west of the city and provides burial facilities for people of all faiths.

St. Andrews Major St. Andrew’s Major (Welsh: Saint Andras) is a village and parish in the community of Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan, south-eastern Wales.

Wrinstone The Wrinstone estate was variously also known as Wrenston, Wrencheston or Wrenchester. The Barry Railway line ran past the hamlet and entered the Wenvoe Tunnel. It closed after a fire in 1963.

Caerau (Ely) A.F.C. Caerau (Ely) Association Football Club is a Welsh team based in Cardiff. It was formed in 1955. The club plays in the Ardal Leagues South West, which is tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid. In 2014 the club won the Welsh League Division One title and were runners up in the league cup.

Wenvoe Quarry Operations at the quarry took off in the 1880s to supply the building of Barry Docks. The quarry is operated today by CEMEX UK Materials (Aggregates) Ltd. The closed Wenvoe Tunnel begins in close proximity to the quarry.

Wenvoe transmitting station Wenvoe is the main facility for broadcasting and telecommunications for South Wales and the West of England. It comprises a 260.7-metre (855 ft) guyed mast with antennas attached at various heights. The average height above sea level is 392 metres for the television antennas.

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