Cadoxton (; cy, Tregatwg) is a district of

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...

in the

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, Wales. Cadoxton was once originally its own village, separate from Barry. It grew up around

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Cadoc Saint Cadoc or Cadog ( lat-med, Cadocus; also Modern Welsh: Cattwg; born or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the British church as a centre of learnin ...

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, which survives. It is also home to Cadoxton Primary School, situated opposite Victoria Park which in turn is opposite Crystal Springs Conservation Group. The Group was founded in 2005 and campaigned to save the field from housing. Cadoxton Nursery is located beside the primary school. The area is served by

Cadoxton railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Cadoxton railway station, South Glamorgan - geograph.org.uk - 3304629.jpg , caption = Cadoxton railway station in 2013 , borough = Cadox ...

History

Over the years remains have been found that suggest Cadoxton, (under a different name), was once a

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settlement of some description. Weston Square Bridge, Barry

The name 'Cadoxton' derives from the 6th century

, and the

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word "ton" meaning settlement; the ancient parish church of St Cadoc still stands on Cowbridge Street — , it is part of the

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' Barry Ministry Area.Benefice of Barry — St Cadoc's
(Accessed 12 March 2022) The

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name 'Tregatwg' is a direct translation, although the Welsh word is very rarely used by residents of Cadoxton or Barry. The ruins of a chapel dedicated to Cadoc's disciple, Saint

Baruc Baruc ( cy, Barrwg ; also known as Barruc, Barrog or Barry) was a 6th-century Welsh saint. Saint Baruc, who was a disciple of Saint Cadoc, forgot to bring the latter's reading matter with him on a journey from the island of Flat Holm. Cadoc se ...

, can still be seen in Friars Road on

Barry Island Barry Island ( cy, Ynys y Barri) is a district, peninsula and seaside resort, forming part of the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is named after the 6th century Saint Baruc. Barry's stretch of coast, on the Bristol Chan ...

. The village grew rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries after the construction of

Barry Docks Barry Docks ( cy, Dociau'r Barri) is a port facility in the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, a few miles southwest of Cardiff on the north shore of the Bristol Channel. They were opened in 1889 by David Davies and John Cory as an alterna ...

in 1889. Cadoxton was swallowed up by Barry during this time.

Governance

Cadoxton is part of the

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which elects three county councillors to the

Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It was run by the Conservative Party after the 2008 United Kingdom local elections, taking over the council from no overall contr ...

and three town councillors to Barry Town Council.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cadoxton and surrounding area
Villages in the Vale of Glamorgan Neighbourhoods of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan {{ValeofGlamorgan-geo-stub