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Rhoose Point ( cy, Trwyn y Rhws) is a headland and a settlement near the village of
Rhoose Point ( cy, Trwyn y Rhws) is a headland and a settlement near the village of Rhoose
Rhoose ( , cy, Y Rhws from "the moor") is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aber ...
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 ...
, Wales. Rhoose Point is the most southerly settlement of Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. It may also be the southernmost point of mainland Wales, although this has also been claimed for nearby Breaksea Point
Breaksea Point is a promontory at the eastern edge of Gileston's Limpert Bay
Limpert Bay () is a beach on the Bristol Channel which connects to Watch House Beach to the East, the line of division is the run-off of the River Thaw and Summerhou ...
. The Vale of Glamorgan Council had installed a permanent notice marking Rhoose Point as the most southerly part of Wales's mainland and there is a small stone circle marking the point.
Rhoose cement works, an asbestos factory and a quarry used to be located to the north or Rhoose Point. This land has been reclaimed and is the site of the Rhoose Point Housing scheme, where over 1,000 houses have greatly extended the village of Rhoose.
To the east, the island of Flat Holm
Flat Holm ( cy, Ynys Echni) is a Welsh island lying in the Bristol Channel approximately from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan. It includes the most southerly point of Wales.
The island has a long history of occupation, dating at le ...
in the Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel ( cy, Môr Hafren, literal translation: "Severn Sea") is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River S ...
, currently under the administration of Cardiff, lies almost on the same latitude as Rhoose and Breaksea Points.
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* Headlands of the Vale of Glamorgan Rhoose {{ValeofGlamorgan-geo-stub