13 Aug
Cleaning | Conservatory
Llantwit Major - CF61
Enquiry from: Chris P
Start Date: Immediate
Are you the property owner: Owner of the property What type of work is required: Repair Please call to appoint
Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a modest coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, resting on the Bristol Channel coastline. It is among 4 towns in the Vale of Glamorgan and the 3rd greatest by population (13,366 (2001) after Barry and Penarth. The town's name in Welsh, Llanilltud Fawr, stemmed from the name of Saint Illtud, who came to the region from Brittany, Gaul. He founded the abbey of Illtud and the college attached to it, Cor Tewdws, which would grow into among the most well-regarded Christian colleges of the times. At peak it drew in over 2000 students, featuring princes and numerous distinguished clergymen, some now revered as saints. The current town of Llantwit developed rather quickly in the 20th century to accommodate Royal Air Force workers from the base built at close-by St Athan, but it holds on to its medieval cobbled streets and structures of the 15th and 16th centuries. Collugh Beach is a popular surfing site 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 km)-long shoreline 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 reliant on regional retail and profits from further afield. Most of the inhabitants commute to work elsewhere, primarily Cardiff or Bridgend. Throughout the summer season tourism is necessary to the town which has "The Precinct", Rainbow Plaza and numerous pubs and eateries. 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 refurbishments, be sure to identify respected contractors in Llantwit Major to make certain of quality.
