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| Welsh: Llandw, Llandwy | |
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Llandow
Llandow shown within the Vale of Glamorgan |
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| Population | 2,606 [1] Llandaff/Ewenny Ward |
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| OS grid reference | SS942734 |
| Principal area | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Ceremonial county | South Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COWBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | CF71 |
| Dialling code | 01656 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Vale of Glamorgan |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Vale of Glamorgan | |
Llandow (Welsh: Llandŵ) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village is located 15 miles (24 km) south west of Cardiff.
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Within Llandow is a small medieval parish church, whose history dates back to the 11th century, with a saddleback tower dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Adjacent to the village is a disused airfield that was once home to a World War II RAF station, part of which has now been converted into the Llandow Circuit for motorsports, next to which is the South Wales Karting Centre, home to the Llandow Kart Club.[2]
On 12 March 1950 RAF Llandow was the site of the Llandow air disaster, when an airliner returning Welsh rugby fans from an international match in Belfast crashed on approach in the nearby village of Sigingstone. With the deaths of 80 passengers and crew, the crash was at the time the worst air disaster in history.[3]