Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a modest seaside town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel shoreline. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan and the third greatest by population (13,366 (2001) after Barry and Penarth. The town's name in Welsh, Llanilltud Fawr, originated from the name of Saint Illtud, who came to the region from Brittany, Gaul. He established the monastery of Illtud and the college linked to it, Cor Tewdws, which would turn into among the most prestigious Christian schools of the times. At peak it brought in over 2000 students, featuring princes and multiple prominent clergymen, some now revered as saints. The current town of Llantwit established rapidly in the 20th century to accommodate Royal Air Force employees from the base constructed at close-by St Athan, but it holds on to its medieval cobbled streets and buildings of the 15th and 16th centuries. Collugh Beach is a popular surfing location and has the remnants of an Iron Age fort and a few 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 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 dependent on local retail and incomes from further afield. Most of the residents 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 a number of 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 improvements, make certain to identify credible contractors in Llantwit Major to make certain of quality.
