Rhoose
Sign in to saveRhoose ( ; , from ) is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and Porthkerry. The population of the community in 2011 was 6,160.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rhoose
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 6,160
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Y Rhws
- UK place.official_name
- Rhoose
- UK place.population
- 6,160
- UK place.static_image_name
- View over part of Rhoose Point Facing SE - March 28 2009.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- View over part of Rhoose Point facing southeast
- UK place.community_wales
- Rhoose
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Vale of Glamorgan
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- South Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Vale of Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Vale of Glamorgan
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST060666
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Rhoose
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- The Vale of Glamorgan
- Population
- +4875
- Area
- +1717.42
- Image
- View over part of Rhoose Point Facing SE - March 28 2009.JPG
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Rhoose ( ; , from ) is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and Porthkerry. The population of the community in 2011 was 6,160.
==Description== The village is the location of Cardiff Airport, formerly RAF Rhoose. Commercial flights began in the 1950s and control passed to Glamorgan County Council in 1965, after which date the airport expanded.