Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan

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Cadoxton
Tregatwg
District of Barry
Cadoxton is located in Barry, Wales
Cadoxton
Cadoxton
Location in Barry
Coordinates: 51°25′12″N 3°15′0″W / 51.42000°N 3.25000°W / 51.42000; -3.25000
CountryUnited Kingdom
RegionWales
CountyVale of Glamorgan
TownBarry
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Cadoxton (/ˈkædəkstən/; Welsh: Tregatwg) is a district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Cadoxton was once originally its own village, separate from Barry. It grew up around Saint Cadoc's parish church, 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.

History

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

Weston Square Bridge
Cadoxton railway station

The name 'Cadoxton' derives from the 6th century Saint, Cadoc, and the Old English word "ton" meaning settlement; the ancient parish church of St Cadoc (called locally "the Old Village Church") still stands on Cowbridge Street — As of 2022, it is part of the Church in Wales' Barry Ministry Area.[1] The Welsh language name is 'Tregatwg' (equivalent to "Catwg/Cadoc's Town").[2] The ruins of a chapel dedicated to Cadoc's disciple, Saint Baruc, can still be seen in Friars Road on Barry Island.

The village grew rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries after the construction of Barry Docks in 1889. Cadoxton was integrated into Barry during this time.

Governance

Cadoxton is part of the Cadoc electoral ward which elects three county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and three town councillors to Barry Town Council.

References

  1. ^ Benefice of Barry — St Cadoc's (Accessed 12 March 2022)
  2. ^ "second-largest increase in the percentage of Welsh speakers of any local authority area in the country" Source: Office for National Statistics – 2011 Census and Census 2021, accessed August 7 2023


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