Llanmaes
village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Llanmaes (Welsh: Llanfaes) is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan near the market town of Llantwit Major. The population in 2011 was 403.
Amenities
Llanmaes has a long history, with remains of a Roman fort in fields next to the coast road.
There may have been a church at Llanmaes as early as the 5th or 6th century, but the church we see today (St Cattwg's) was built in the 13th century with the earliest mention in 1254. The four-stage tower was added in 1632 and the church was restored in the late Victorian period.
Today St Cattwg's is one of the nine churches making up the Rectorial Benefice of Llantwit Major within the Church in Wales. It is a tranquil place with a number of interesting medieval features. Historic highlights include a beautifully carved Norman tub font, probably of 12th-century date, with a decorated rim. The lower part of the chancel screen is Victorian, but the upper part is late medieval and incorporates part of the original 15th-century rood screen.
On the north wall of the church is a mysterious faded wall painting depicting what appears to be of St George and dragon.
“Llanmaes” enters the record as village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Llanmaes, village and community can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 25, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q13644937. Authority coordinates are 51.417, -3.467. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1254 and 1632.
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