St. Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan

St. Nicholas
Welsh: Sain Nicolas
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St. Nicholas  St. Nicholas shown within the Vale of Glamorgan
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Ceremonial county	South Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARDIFF
Postcode district	CF5
Dialling code	01446
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
List of places UK Wales Vale of Glamorgan

St. Nicholas (Welsh: Sain Nicolas) is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It lies 2 miles west of the capital city, Cardiff and 7 miles from its city centre.

Amenities & History

The A48 road divides the village in half, with a parish church and primary school north of it and housing south of it. However there are no shops or pubs in the village, the nearest being in Bonvilston or Culverhouse Cross. The A4226 (Five Mile Lane) connects it to nearby Barry from the A48.

It is served by public transport by the First Cymru X2 service westbound to Bonvilston, Cowbridge, Bridgend and Porthcawl, and eastbound to Culverhouse Cross, Ely, Canton and Cardiff Central bus station.

Gallery

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  Presbyterian church

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  Primary school

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  Memorial

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External links

• Vale of Glamorgan Council website : St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School
• Photos of St. Nicholas and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
• St. Nicholas Village Community Website