Llandow
Llandow
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 Trinity Church, Llandow |
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 Llandow
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| Llandow shown within the Vale of Glamorgan | |
| Population | 2,643 Llandaff/Ewenny Ward |
| OS grid reference | SS942734 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COWBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | CF71 |
| Dialling code | 01446 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | |
Llandow (Welsh: Llandŵ) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 726. The village is located 15 miles (24 km) south west of Cardiff.
Within Llandow is a small medieval parish church, whose history dates back to the 11th century, with a saddleback tower dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
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 which is the South Wales Karting Centre, home to the Llandow Kart Club.
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. With the deaths of 80 passengers and crew, the crash was at the time the worst air disaster in history.
From 3–11 August 2012, a disused airfield near Llandow hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
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