Ystradowen

Sign in the village

Ystradowen Church

Ystradowen is a small village twelve miles west of Cardiff, located in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales; its nearest town is Cowbridge which is about three miles to the south. The village was served by Ystradowen railway station between 1865 and 1951.

The name Ystradowen means "Owen's Valley" in English.

Local amenities include St Owain's parish church, The White Lion public house, Tudor Garage and Seven Oaks fisheries.

Notable residents: Tom Jones had a home in the village until 1998.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Ystradowen and surrounding area
• Village web site

Vale of Glamorgan County Borough
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Barry	See: Template:Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Other towns	Cowbridge Llantwit Major Penarth
Communities	Barry Colwinston Cowbridge with Llanblethian Dinas Powys Ewenny Llanmaes Llancarfan Llandough Llandow Llanfair Llangan Llantwit Major Michaelston Penarth Pendoylan Penllyn Peterston super Ely Rhoose St Athan St Bride's Major St Donats St Georges super Ely St Nicholas and Bonvilston Sully Welsh St Donats Wenvoe Wick
Villages	Aberthaw Aberthin Broughton Bonvilston Boverton Boys Village Clawdd Coch Clemenstone Colwinston Corntown Culverhouse Cross Dinas Powys Downs Drope Dyffryn Eglwys Brewis Ewenny Flemingston Fonmon Font-y-Gary Frampton Gileston Goldsland Graig Penllyn Great Hamston Gwern-y-Steeple Kenson Lavernock Lidmore Llampha Llanmaes Llanbethery Llanblethian Llancadle Llancarfan Llandough (near Cowbridge) Llandough (near Penarth) Llandow Llangan Llanmihangel Llansannor Llantrithyd Llantwithyn Llysworney Maendy Marcross Michaelston-le-Pit Middlecross Moulton Newton Northcliff Nurston Ogmore Ogmore-by-Sea Pancross Pendoylan Penmark Pentre Meyrick Peterston-super-Ely Pen-y-Lan Picketston Prisk Rhoose Sigingstone St. Andrews Major St Brides Major Southerndown St Athan St Donat's St Georges-super Ely St Hilary St Mary Church St Mary Hill St. Nicholas St Lythans Sully Sutton The Herberts Tre-Aubrey Tredodridge Treguff Trerhyngyll Twyn-yr-Odyn Walterston Wenvoe Wick Wrinstone Ystradowen
Landmarks and listed buildings	The Bendricks The Bulwarks, Porthkerry The Captain's Wife Cosmeston Medieval Village Cosmeston Lakes Country Park Dimlands Dunraven Castle Egerton Grey Country House Hotel Porthkerry Park St Lythans Burial Chamber Tinkinswood Welsh Hawking Centre Wenvoe Castle Grade I Church of St John the Baptist Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge Coedarhydyglyn Ewenny Priory Fonmon Castle Hensol Castle Ogmore Castle Old Beaupre Castle St Donat's Castle St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major Grade II* Barry Castle The Blue Anchor Inn Cowbridge Grammar School Cowbridge Town Hall Dyffryn Gardens Llandough Castle St Quintins Castle
Geography	Breaksea Point East Aberthaw Coast Collugh Beach Sully Island Tresilian Bay Afon Alun Afon Col-huw Cadoxton River Ewenny River Nant y Stepsau River Kenson River Thaw River Waycock
Economy	Barry Memorial Hall Barry Island Pleasure Park Barry Council Office and Library Barry Dock Offices Aberthaw Power Station Aberthaw Cement Works Llandow Industrial Estate Wenvoe Quarry Wenvoe transmitting station
Transport	Cardiff Airport A48 road A4050 road A4226 road B4265 road Barry Tourist Railway Stations Barry Barry Docks Barry Island Cadaxton Cogan Dinas Powys Dingle Road Eastbrook Llantwit Major Penarth Rhoose Cardiff
Sport	Barry Town F.C. Glamorganshire Golf Club Southerndown Golf Club Wenvoe Castle Golf Club
Topics	Schools SSSIs Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Scheduled Monuments Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Country houses Museums Books

Coordinates: 51°29′22″N 3°25′23″W / 51.48944°N 3.42306°W / 51.48944; -3.42306