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Llanbethery () is a small village in the
Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...
, south
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. It is part of the
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Llancarfan Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village, located west of Barry and near Cowbridge, has a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning. Cainnech o ...
. Llanbethery was once served by Llanbethery Platform railway station. This opened in 1905 and closed in 1920.


Location

It is located between
Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...
and
Llanblethian Llanblethian ( cy, Llanfleiddian) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales which sits upon the River Thaw. It makes up part of the community of Cowbridge with Llanblethian, which consists of the village itself, the larger market town of Cow ...
to the west of
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, near Cardiff Wales International Airport.


Notes

C. Chapman (1985) The Cowbridge Railway. Oxford Publishing Company. pg 97 Villages in the Vale of Glamorgan {{ValeofGlamorgan-geo-stub