The B4265 road (often known as the Barry-Llantwit road) is a main road in the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( ), locally referred to as ''The Vale'', is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf t ...

, southeastern

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

, running in a northwesterly direction along near the coast. It links

Cardiff Airport Cardiff Airport () is an airport in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan. It is the only airport offering commercial passenger services and cargo services in Wales. The airport is owned by the Welsh Government, operating it at arm's length as a commercia ...

Bridgend Bridgend (; or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Og ...

, lasting for 15.9 miles (25.6 km). The road begins at the roundabout near the airport and the village of Penmark at as a continuation of the

A4226 road The A4226 (better known as The Five Mile Lane) is a main road linking Bonvilston to Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry and Cardiff International Airport (CIA) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Road course First stage The A4226 begins at the junct ...

leading from Barry. Passing the junction turnoff to Gileston and

St Athan St Athan () is a village and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated t ...

, at

Llantwit Major Llantwit Major () is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population (13,366 in 2001) after Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry and ...

, the B4270 road branches off to the northwest to Llandow Industrial Estate. The road then moves progressively in northwesterly direction until

St Brides Major St. Brides Major () is a village within the community also called St Brides Major in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. The village is located approximately 1.5 mi from the Glamorgan Heritage Coast. It is connected by bus to the nearby tow ...

, where the B4524 road to the south connects it to Southerndown and

Ogmore-by-Sea Ogmore-by-Sea (Welsh language, Welsh: ''Aberogwr'', meaning "Mouth of the River Ogmore") is a seaside village in St Brides Major (community), St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorg ...

. At St Brides Major, the road shifts to a northerly direction, where it passes

Ewenny Ewenny () is a village and community on the River Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Over the years the village has grown into the neighbouring village of Corntown to such an extent that there is no longer a clear boundary between the ...

and Ogmore village leading to Bridgend, where it joins the

A48 road The A48 is a trunk road in Great Britain running from the A40 at Highnam, west of Gloucester, England, to the A40 at Carmarthen, Wales. Before the Severn Bridge opened on 8 September 1966, it was a major route between England and South Wale ...

and finally A473 road (Cowbridge Road) at .

10 February 2014, road work began to straighten the road to allow better access to St Athan and Cardiff Airport Enterprise Zone.

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