Penmark

Penmark
Welsh: Pen-marc
Penmark  Penmark shown within the Vale of Glamorgan
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
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 a Linear village. It has a parish church along the main road running through the village.

Penmark is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport.

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.

Gallery

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  Six Bells Pub

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  Penmark Church

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  Penmark Church

See also

• William Howells, the first Mormon missionary in France.

External links

• www.penmark.org : Penmark community website