Llandow

Population2,643 ^[1] Llandaff/Ewenny WardOS grid referenceSS942734Principal areaPreserved countyCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCOWBRIDGEPostcode districtCF71Dialling code01446PoliceSouth WalesFireSouth WalesAmbulanceWelsh UK Parliament 51°26′56″N 3°31′23″W / 51.449°N 3.523°W / 51.449; -3.523

Llandow (Welsh: Llandŵ) is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 726.^[2] The village is located 15 miles (24 km) south west of Cardiff. The community includes the villages of Sigingstone and Llysworney.

Governance

Llandow has a community council which elects a total of ten community councillors from the wards of Llandow, Llysworney and Llanmihangel.^[3]

Prior to 1995 Llandow was an electoral ward to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council. There were no contests in the ward, with a Conservative councillor being elected unopposed at each borough election.^[4] With the transfer of Ewenny to the Vale in 1996, Llandow became part of the county ward of Llandow/Ewenny for elections to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. From the 2022 Vale of Glamorgan Council elections Ewenny was transferred to the neighbouring St Brides Major ward. Llandow/Ewenny became simply Llandow.

Amenities

Within Llandow is a small parish church of 11th-century origins dedicated to the Holy Trinity, with a saddleback tower.

Adjacent to the village is a disused airfield that was once home to a World War II RAF station, part of which has now been converted into the Llandow Circuit for motorsports. Next to this is the South Wales Karting Centre, home to the Llandow Kart Club.^[5]

Llandow air disaster 1950

On 12 March 1950 RAF Llandow was the site of the Llandow air disaster, when an airliner returning Welsh rugby fans from an international match in Belfast crashed on approach in the nearby village of Sigingstone. 80 passengers and crew died, making the crash the worst air disaster in history at the time.^[6]

National Eisteddfod venue

From 3 to 11 August 2012, a disused airfield near Llandow hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales.^[7]

References

External links

• Media related to Llandow at Wikimedia Commons
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandow and surrounding area