Penmark

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Penmark
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Penmark
Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
OS grid reference ST058688
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Barry
Postcode district CF62
Dialling code 01446
Police South Wales
Fire South Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
51°24′39″N3°21′18″W / 51.41078°N 3.35507°W / 51.41078; -3.35507

Penmark (Welsh : Pen-marc) is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in South Wales. The village is a parish and is a linear village. It has a parish church along the main road running through the village.

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Penmark is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport.

Penmark Castle

The village has the remains of a 13th-century castle. [1]

See also

References

  1. Joanna Billing (2003). The Hidden Places Of Wales. Travel Publishing Ltd. ISBN   190443407X.