Rhoose ( , cy, Y Rhws from "the moor") is a village and community near the sea (the

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) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near

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 ...

. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and

Porthkerry The hamlet of Porthkerry (Welsh: Porthceri) lies on the Bristol Channel coast of South Wales within the community of Rhoose between that village and the town of Barry to the east. It is very close to the end of the runway of Cardiff Internationa ...

. The population of the community in 2011 was 6,160.

Description

The village is the location of

Cardiff Airport Cardiff Airport ( cy, Maes Awyr Caerdydd) is the only airport offering commercial passenger services in Wales. It has been under the ownership of the Welsh Government since March 2013, operating at an arm's length as a commercial business. Pa ...

, formerly RAF Rhoose.About Us - Airport history
Cardiff Airport. Retrieved 24 March 2016. Commercial flights began in the 1950s and control passed to Glamorgan County Council in 1965, after which date the airport expanded. The village also has a Holiday Park (Fontygary Leisure Park), some shops, a library, two public houses (The Fontygary Inn and the Highwayman), Rhoose Social Club, and an active Surf Lifesaving Club (Rhoose Lifeguards) established in 1968. Rhoose is one of the fastest growing villages in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the three newest developments being "The Hollies", and more recently, Rhoose Point, and the newest development being the affluent Golwg y Mor (Welsh for "Sea View") development in the eastern part of the village. Further development of Rhoose Point was halted in 2008, because of concerns the drainage infrastructure would not cope. Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station, which was scheduled to re-open in 2003, suffered numerous bureaucratic delays before eventually re-opening in June 2005. There are now hourly train services to Cardiff and Bridgend via Barry and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Politics and administration

Rhoose does not have its own community council but gives its name 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 to t ...

of Rhoose, represented by two county councillors on the Vale of Glamorgan Council. A by-election was due to take place on 14 February 2019. Candidates included the sitting

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Senedd Member, Andrew RT Davies. Davies was duly elected and pledged to oppose plans by the Conservative-led council to close the local primary school. Representation has historically been shared by the Labour Party and

Notable people

* Andrew RT Davies, lives in the community and was elected as leader of the

Welsh Conservatives The Welsh Conservatives ( cy, Ceidwadwyr Cymreig) is the branch of the United Kingdom Conservative Party that operates in Wales. At Westminster elections, it is the second most popular political party in Wales, having obtained the second-large ...

in 2019. *

David Gwilym John David Gwilym John (1884–1958?) was a Welsh cartoonist, best known as the creator of the cartoon character Dai Lossin. Life John was born to Catherine and William John at Pancross in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales in the early months of 1884. He ...

References

External links

www.geograph.org.uk : Photographs of Rhoose and surrounding area
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