Llanfair is a

community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

in the

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( ), locally referred to as ''The Vale'', is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf t ...

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. It is located immediately south of the town of

Cowbridge Cowbridge () is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately west of the centre of Cardiff. The Cowbridge with Llanblethian community and civil parish elect a town council. A Cowbridge electoral ward exists for elections to ...

and includes the settlements of St Hilary, Llandough, St Mary Church and

The Herberts The Herberts is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located immediately to the north of the village of St. Mary Church, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Mary Church and southwest of Llandough, Llanfair, Llandough, 2.2 miles by ro ...

. The population in 2011 was 611. Llanfair has a

community council A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain. In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. ...

comprising eight councillors, who meet regularly at St Hilary Village Hall. For elections to the

Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Subdivisions of Wales, Principal Areas of Wales. History The new Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority came into effect on 1 April 1996, following th ...

the community is part of the

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

. Buildings of note in Llanfair include

Old Beaupre Castle Old Beaupre Castle (; also known as Beaupre Castle, Old Beaupre Manor, or simply Beaupre) 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 n ...

near St Hilary, which is Grade I listed and Llandough Castle which is Grade II* listed. St Hilary's

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

is also Grade II* listed.Parish Church of St Hilary
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

References

External links

Llanfair Community Council
{{Vale of Glamorgan Communities in the Vale of Glamorgan