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Llancarfan is a rural village and community, west of Barry near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Wales. The village has a pub and a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th century abbey, famed for its learning. Saint Canice, Caradoc of Llancarfan and many other Welsh holy men studied there.^[1] The spacious church, which in the later Middle Ages belonged to Gloucester Abbey, contains a stoup and interesting remains of a rood screen, now adapted as a reredos.

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^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Llancarvan" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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51°25′N 3°22′W / 51.417°N 3.367°W / 51.417; -3.367

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[1] Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Llancarvan" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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			[[File:St Cadoc Llancarfan, Glamorgan, Wales.jpg\|thumb\|The parish church of St Cadoc]]

	'''Llancarfan''' is a [[rural]] [[village]] and [[community (Wales)\|community]], west of [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan\|Barry]] near [[Cowbridge]] in the [[Vale of Glamorgan]], in [[Wales]]. The village has a [[pub]] and a well-known [[parish church]], the site of [[Saint]] [[Cadoc]]'s 6th century [[abbey]], famed for its learning. [[Cainnech of Aghaboe\|Saint Canice]], Caradoc of Llancarfan and many other [[Welsh people\|Welsh]] holy men studied there.<ref>{{CathEncy\|wstitle=Llancarvan}}</ref> The spacious church, which in the later [[Middle Ages]] belonged to [[Gloucester Abbey]], contains a [[stoup]] and interesting remains of a [[rood screen]], now adapted as a [[reredos]].		'''Llancarfan''' is a [[rural]] [[village]] and [[community (Wales)\|community]], west of [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan\|Barry]] near [[Cowbridge]] in the [[Vale of Glamorgan]], in [[Wales]]. The village has a [[pub]] and a well-known [[parish church]], the site of [[Saint]] [[Cadoc]]'s 6th century [[abbey]], famed for its learning. [[Cainnech of Aghaboe\|Saint Canice]], Caradoc of Llancarfan and many other [[Welsh people\|Welsh]] holy men studied there.<ref>{{CathEncy\|wstitle=Llancarvan}}</ref> The spacious church, which in the later [[Middle Ages]] belonged to [[Gloucester Abbey]], contains a [[stoup]] and interesting remains of a [[rood screen]], now adapted as a [[reredos]].