Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a small coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, resting on the Bristol Channel shoreline. It is among 4 towns in the Vale of Glamorgan and the 3rd largest by population (13,366 (2001) after Barry and Penarth. The town's name in Welsh, Llanilltud Fawr, is derived from the name of Saint Illtud, who arrived at the area from Brittany, Gaul. He started the abbey of Illtud and the college attached to it, Cor Tewdws, which would emerge as one of the most well-regarded Christian colleges of the times. At peak it attracted over 2000 students, featuring princes and numerous eminent clergymen, some now revered as saints. The contemporary town of Llantwit developed rapidly in the 20th century to accommodate Royal Air Force personnel from the base established at close-by St Athan, however it preserves its medieval cobbled streets and buildings of the 15th and 16th centuries. Collugh Beach is a popular surfing area and has the remnants of an Iron Age fort and some of the finest examples of Jurassic-period fossils in Wales. The pebble beach and its impressive clifftops are part of a 14 miles (23 kilometre)-long coastline protected under the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, which stretches from Gileston in the east to Newton Point beyond Southerndown in the west. Llantwit Major is largely dependent on local retail and profits from additional afield. The majority of the occupants commute to work elsewhere, particularly Cardiff or Bridgend. During the summer months tourism is very important to the town which has "The Precinct", Rainbow Plaza and several pubs and restaurants. Of note are the Old Swan Inn, Old White Hart Inn, The Tudor Tavern, and the 17th century West House Country Hotel Heritage Restaurant. For all of your home developments, make sure to identify respected specialists in Llantwit Major to make certain of quality.
