St. Nicholas ( cy, Sain Nicolas) is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It lies 2 miles west of the capital (political), capital city, Cardiff and 7 miles from its city centre. St. Nicholas is the highest elevation village in the Vale of Glamorgan. The population was 417 in 2011.
It is in the community of St Nicholas and Bonvilston.
Amenities & History
The A48 road divides the village in half, with a parish church an
primary schoolnorth of it and housing south of it. However there are no shops or public house, pubs in the village, the nearest being in Bonvilston or Culverhouse Cross. The A4226 (Five Mile Lane) connects it to nearby Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry from the A48.
The village lacks a pub and in 2017 the Church Hall was sold.
On October 6, 2016, a controversial planning application by Redrow Homes was granted, adding 100 dwellings to the village. A further 17 were added by Waterstone Homes. Building began in the summer of 2017, and on completion doubled the size of the village.
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, Cardiff, Ely, Canton, Cardiff, Canton and Cardiff Central bus station.
Gallery
File:St Nicholas Vale of Glamorgan 2.jpg, Presbyterian church
File:The Three Tuns, St Nicholas, January 2021 1.jpg, The former pub, The Three Tuns
File:St Nicholas Vale of Glamorgan 5.jpg, Primary school
File:St Nicholas Vale of Glamorgan 6.jpg, St. Nicholas War Memorial
St Nicholas Church Hall, St Nicholas, January 2021.jpg, The former church hall - now Church Hall House and Tinkenswood Hall
File:Cory family tomb, Church of St Nicholas, January 2021 05.jpg, The Cory family tomb in St. Nicholas churchyard
File:3 Smith's Row, St Nicholas, January 2021 1.jpg, Smith's Row of thatched cottages
References
External links and Extra Information
Further information:
St. Nicholas Village Website St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary SchoolPhotos of St. Nicholas and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
Villages in the Vale of Glamorgan
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