Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a modest coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel shore. 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 founded the abbey of Illtud and the college connected to it, Cor Tewdws, which would grow into among the most renowned Christian colleges of the times. At peak it brought in over 2000 students, featuring princes and many noteworthy clergymen, some now revered as saints. The current town of Llantwit established quickly in the 20th century to accommodate Royal Air Force employees from the base built at neighboring St Athan, but it preserves its medieval cobbled streets and structures of the 15th and 16th centuries. Collugh Beach is a popular surfing destination 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 dramatic clifftops are part of a 14 miles (23 kilometre)-long shoreline protected under the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, which extends from Gileston in the east to Newton Point beyond Southerndown in the west. Llantwit Major is mainly reliant on local retail and incomes from additional afield. Most of the residents commute to work elsewhere, especially Cardiff or Bridgend. Through the summer season tourism is important to the town which has "The Precinct", Rainbow Plaza and numerous 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 your home makeovers, make sure to identify dependable professionals in Llantwit Major to make certain of quality.