10 Facts About Llantwit Major

Llantwit Major is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast.

Llantwit Major has been inhabited for over 3000 years: archaeological evidence has shown that it was occupied in Neolithic times.

Llantwit Major is located in southeast Wales and mid-west along the coast of the Vale of Glamorgan.

Llantwit Major is about 9 miles from Bridgend, 10 miles from Barry and about 15 miles from Cardiff.

The Llantwit Major area is built on a range of different levels and the town itself is sloping.

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The steep cliffs at Llantwit Major which allow walks along the coast to St Donat's Castle and Atlantic College have undergone dramatic erosion in recent years: in many places, the rock structure has collapsed in piles, particularly on the eastern face.

Llantwit Major beach has one of the finest sites in Wales for Jurassic fossils, including corals, giant brachiopods, gastropods and the bones of Ichthyosaurus.

Llantwit Major is a small town which is largely dependent on local retail and earnings from further afield.

Llantwit Major comes under the administration of the Vale of Glamorgan unitary authority.

Llantwit Major came under the Bridgend and Cowbridge Poor Law Union.