St Donats
| St Donats Welsh: Sain Dunwyd | |
| Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
 St Donats village | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 51°24’21"N, 3°31’50"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 686 |
| Post town: | Llantwit Major |
| Postcode: | CF61 |
| Dialling code: | 01446 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Vale of Glamorgan |
St Donats is a village and parish in Glamorgan, located just west of Llantwit Major. The parish includes the village of Marcross and the hamlets of Monknash and East and West Monkton. It is named after the 6th-century saint, Dunwyd, a friend of Saint Cadoc. It has a population of 686.[1]
St Donat's church lies in a depression and is unremarkable from the exterior but contains Stradling monuments.
The village is internationally known as the location of the 12th-century St Donat's Castle which is now an international boarding school occupied by Atlantic College, the first of fourteen United World Colleges. Within the castle grounds lies St Donat's Arts Centre.
Saint Donat (Sveti Donat, Saint Donatus) (second half of 8th century - Zadar, Croatia first half of 9th century) was Dalmatian bishop and a diplomat of city of Zadar.
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Sea views from the castle -
St Donat's Castle, now occupied by Atlantic College
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