St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major

Name: St Illtyd's Church
Address: Church St, Llantwit Major, CF61 1SG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1446 792439

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St Illtyd's Church is a church complex in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. It is located at the site of the oldest college in the United Kingdom, once believed to have been founded as Côr Tewdws c. AD 395 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius II. It is now generally accepted as having been founded by St. Illtud c. AD 508, from whom it derives its name. The current church building was built in the 11th century by the Normans, with portions being rebuilt in the 13th and 15th centuries. The church building is one of the oldest and best-known parish churches in Wales. It is a grade I listed building, or building of exceptional interest, and has been called both the "Westminster Abbey of Wales" for its unique collection of carved stones and effigies, and "the most beautiful church in Wales." ()

Coordinates: 51°24'29"N, 3°29'16"W

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Church StLlantwit Major CF61 1SG United Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: St Donat's Castle, St Quintins Castle, St Donat's Arts Centre, Cowbridge Physic Garden.

2 miW
Forts and castles
St Donat's Castle, Llantwit Major
52 min walk • St Donat's Castle, St Donats, Wales, is a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 16 miles to the west of Cardiff, and about 1+1⁄2 miles to the west of Llantwit Major.
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
St Quintins Castle, Cowbridge
94 min walk • St Quintins Castle is a castle located in the village of Llanblethian, Cowbridge, Wales. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building and is under the care of Cadw. The site was first occupied with a defensive structure in about 1102 and the gatehouse and further building work took place around 1312.
2 miW
Church, Performing arts
St Donat's Arts Centre
51 min walk • St Donat's Church is a Grade I listed church in St Donats, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963.
4 miNE
Garden, Park
Cowbridge Physic Garden, Cowbridge
103 min walk • The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. who is its patron.
4.1 miN
City wall
Cowbridge town wall, Cowbridge
104 min walk • Cowbridge town wall is a Grade II*-listed medieval wall in the small market town of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The walls were built by about 1300.
4.1 miNE
Town, City hall
Cowbridge Town Hall, Cowbridge
105 min walk • Cowbridge Town Hall is a public building in the High Street of Cowbridge in South Wales. The town hall, which is the meeting place for Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council, and also houses the town clerk's office, the committee rooms and the Cowbridge Museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
4 miNE
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge
103 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is a medieval church in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Initially a chapel of ease to Church of St John the Baptist, Llanblethian of Cowbridge as a medieval market town. Believed to have been built in the 13th century, the church has an unusual tower design.
3.4 miNE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Beaupre Castle, Cowbridge
86 min walk • Old Beaupre Castle is a ruined medieval fortified manor house located in the community of Llanfair, outside Cowbridge in Wales. It is known in historic documents under the names Beawpire, Bewerpere, Bewpyr and Y Bewpur. It is a Grade I listed building and is presently under the care of Cadw.
3.3 miE
Manor house
Gileston Manor, Llantwit Major
86 min walk • Gileston Manor is a manor and country house located next to St Giles' Church in the small village of Gileston near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
~390 ftE
City hall
Llantwit Major Town Hall, Llantwit Major
2 min walk • Llantwit Major Town Hall is a local government administrative building dating back to the late 15th-century, in the town of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.9 miE
Forts and castles
East Orchard Castle
100 min walk • East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century.