Llancarfan
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 25 ′ N , 3 ° 22 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | Barry | ||
| ZIP code section | CF62 | ||
| Part of the country | Wales | ||
| Preserved County | Glam organ | ||
| Unitary authority | Glam organ | ||
Llancarfan is a rural community in the Vale of Glamorgan Unitary Authority in south Wales . The place is west of Barry at Cowbridge and is on the river The Nant .
The Saint Cadoc Church
The famous Saint Cadoc Church, named after an abbot of Llancarfan who headed the parish ( clas ) in the 6th century . In contrast to monasteries, a clas usually consisted of a single building that united the church, monastery, convent school and farm wing under one roof. The spacious building, which was under the Benedictine Abbey of Gloucester in the Middle Ages , has a baptismal font and the remains of a rood screen . This rood screen was converted into an altarpiece ( reredos ). In 2008, restoration work uncovered a medieval mural under the white plaster that shows one of the three images of Saint George found in Wales .
Known residents
- Caradoc von Llancarfan (12th century), the author of a 12th century biography of Saint Gildas , was a prominent student of the monastery.
- Edward Williams (1747–1826), under the name Iolo Morgannwg, a Welsh archaeologist, poet, author and manuscript collector, who was best known for some forgeries of allegedly old literary works.
Picture gallery
The Nant
Town entrance
War memorial
Baptismal font in the Saint Cadoc Church
graveyard
Web links
- Homepage of Llancarfan
- Map of Llancarfan
- Homepage of the Saint Cadoc Church
- Saint Cadocus in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints