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Llantwit Major
11:29am Friday 6th June 2008
LLANTWIT Major is the third largest town in the Vale of Glamorgan, with a population 8,890.
Llanilltud Fawr, to give its Welsh name, has a long and varied history, which makes it a popular destination for visitors, with its medieval town hall of special interest.
In the Sixth century the town was the seat of a monastery presided over by St Illtyd, and was an important centre of learning and ecclesiastic influence for the Celtic Church.
All that remains from Celtic times is a collection of ninth century crosses in the parish church, which dates from the 13th century. As far back as 1841 Llantwit Major had more than 1,000 inhabitants.
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I HAVE attached an old picture of Daisy the donkey, with my father Charles Davies who was the gardener in the Seaview Children’s home Bradford Place, and an unknown rider. The field opposite the home was named the Donkey Field. I wonder if anyone remembers Daisy? I think I took the picture in the late 1950s. Daisy lived in a stable in the grounds and one of my jobs was to bring her in at night from the field. My aim was to ride Daisy from the field through the side driveway to her stable, but Daisy always took the corner with a fast swerve and I regularly fell off.
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