Penmark
Coordinates: 51°25′00″N 3°21′00″W / 51.416667°N 3.35°W
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| Welsh: Pen-marc | |
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 Penmark
Penmark shown within the Vale of Glamorgan |
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| Principal area | Vale of Glamorgan |
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| Ceremonial county | South Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Barry |
| Postcode district | CF62 |
| Dialling code | 01446 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Vale of Glamorgan |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Vale of Glamorgan | |
Penmark (Welsh: Pen-marc) is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in South Wales. The village is a parish and is of a distinct narrow shape. It has a parish church along the main road running through the village. It is also home to the Penmark United Under 15's football team who are a lot better than Cowbridge. Goalkeeper, Arron Bowman is an absolute don. Left back, Gabe Shires is an absolute dribbler. Right back, Dan Evans has an afro. Captain, Tom Pubprick, has a funny last name. Right back/right winger Zac Summerhayes once asked a girl to sit on his head.
Penmark is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport.
[edit] Penmark Castle
The village has the remains of a 13th century castle. Overlooking the 30m deep ravine of the River Waycock north of the local church are the remains of a 13th century wall 1m thick around a court 65m long by 47m wide with a more thinly walled 16th century outer court to the west. The moat has been filled in but there are extensive footings on the east side of the court and on the west side are overgrown ruins of a tower 7m in diameter with a rectangular latrine turret to the south and various other structures. Gilbert de Umfraville had a timber motte and bailey castle on this site in the 12th century. In the time of Edward II Oliver de St John obtained the castle when he married Elizabeth Umfraville, the young heiress.[1]
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Penmark Church
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Penmark Church
[edit] References
- ^ Joanna Billing (2003). The Hidden Places Of Wales. Travel Publishing Ltd. ISBN 190443407X. http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN190443407X&id=o8NCt_7hltwC&pg=RA30-PA16&lpg=RA30-PA16&ots=u64EMpsHFp&dq=Penmark+wales&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=kgC0qmfnF-c_XjLCYeIMeZwVgqk.
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