Llancarvan
| Llancarvan | |
| Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
 The parish church of Saint Cadoc | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 51°25’1"N, 3°22’1"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 736 (2001) |
| Postcode: | CF62 |
| Dialling code: | 01446 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Vale of Glamorgan |
Llancarvan is a rural village and parish in Glamorgan. The village, located west of Barry near Cowbridge, has a pub and a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning. Cainnech of Aghaboe, Caradoc of Llancarfan and many other holy men studied there. At the 2001 census, the community had a population of 736.[1]
The spacious church, which in the later Middle Ages belonged to Gloucester Abbey, contains a stoup and interesting remains of a rood screen, now adapted as a reredos. In early 2008, architects discovered mediæval wall painting in the church under layers of whitewash, including one of only three depictions of St George to be found in churches in Wales. Conservation-restoration work is currently being undertaken to reveal the full mural.
References
- ↑ "Parish Headcounts: Llancarfan". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790572. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Llancarvan) |
