Beaupre Castle near Cowbridge - geograph

Llanfair is a

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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 ...

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. It is located immediately south of the town of

Cowbridge Cowbridge ( cy, Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately west of the centre of Cardiff. The Cowbridge with Llanblethian community and civil parish elect a town council. A Cowbridge electoral ward exist ...

and includes the settlements of St Hilary, Llandough, St Mary Church (Welsh: ''Llan-fair'') and

The Herberts The Herberts is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located immediately to the north of the village of St. Mary Church and southwest of Llandough, 2.2 miles by road southwest of the market town centre of Cowbridge along St Athan Roa ...

. The population in 2011 was 611. Llanfair has a

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comprising eight councillors, who meet regularly at St Hilary Village Hall. For elections to the

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the community is part of the

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. Buildings of note in Llanfair include

Old Beaupre Castle Old Beaupre Castle ( cy, Hen Gastell y Bewpyr; also known as Beaupre Castle, Old Beaupre Manor, or simply Beaupre) is a ruined medieval fortified manor house located in the community of Llanfair, outside Cowbridge in Wales. It is known in hist ...

near St Hilary, which is Grade I

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and Llandough Castle which is Grade II* listed. St Hilary's

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is also Grade II* listed.Parish Church of St Hilary
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

References

External links

Llanfair Community Council
{{Commons category, Llanfair, Vale of Glamorgan Communities in the Vale of Glamorgan