Llancarfan

Coordinates: 51°25′00″N 3°22′00″W / 51.416667°N 3.366667°W / 51.416667; -3.366667

Llancarfan
The parish church of Saint Cadoc
Llancarfan  Llancarfan shown within the Vale of Glamorgan
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Barry
Postcode district	CF62
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
List of places: UK • Wales • Vale of Glamorgan

Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village, located west of Barry near Cowbridge, has a pub and a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning. Cainnech of Aghaboe, Caradoc of Llancarfan and many other Welsh holy men studied there.^[1]

The spacious church, which in the later Middle Ages belonged to Gloucester Abbey, contains a stoup and interesting remains of a rood screen, now adapted as a reredos. In early 2008, architects discovered medieval wall painting in the church under layers of whitewash, including one of only three depictions of St George to be found in churches in Wales. Conservation-restoration work is currently being undertaken to reveal the full mural.

References

External links

• St Cadoc's Church, Llancarfan
• Llancarfan Society Web Page

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