:Llandow
{{distinguish|text=Llandough, Llanfair near Cowbridge, or Llandough, Penarth, neither of which is pronounced the same as Llandow}}
{{for|the electoral ward of the same name|Llandow (electoral ward)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| static_image = Llandow South Wales Trinity Church.jpg
| static_image_caption = Trinity Church, Llandow
| coordinates = {{coord|51.449|-3.523|display=inline,title}}
| country = Wales
| official_name = Llandow
| welsh_name = Llandw or Llandwy
| unitary_wales = Vale of Glamorgan
| lieutenancy_wales = South Glamorgan
| constituency_westminster = Vale of Glamorgan
| post_town = COWBRIDGE
| postcode_area = CF
| postcode_district = CF71
| dial_code = 01446
| os_grid_reference = SS942734
| population = 2643
| population_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llandowewenny-w05000644#sthash.o6qgcNPc.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011 |access-date=9 April 2015}} Llandaff/Ewenny Ward
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Map of the community
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Llandow ({{langx|cy|Llandŵ}}) is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 726.{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125833&c=CF71+7NQ&d=16&e=62&g=6494403&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1428591699258&enc=1|title=Community population 2011 |access-date=9 April 2015}} The village is located {{convert|15|mi|km|0}} south west of Cardiff. The community includes the villages of Sigingstone and Llysworney.
Governance
Llandow has a community council which elects a total of ten community councillors from the wards of Llandow, Llysworney and Llanmihangel.{{cite web|url=https://www.llandow.org.uk/LCC/|title=Llandow Community Council |publisher=Llandow Community Council |access-date=24 February 2019}}
Prior to 1995 Llandow was an electoral ward to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council. There were no contests in the ward, with a Conservative councillor being elected unopposed at each borough election.{{cite web|title=Vale of Glamorgan Welsh District Council Election Results 1973–1991|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Vale-of-Glamorgan-1973-1991.pdf |publisher=The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) |access-date=17 July 2019}} With the transfer of Ewenny to the Vale in 1996, Llandow became part of the county ward of Llandow/Ewenny for elections to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. From the 2022 Vale of Glamorgan Council elections Ewenny was transferred to the neighbouring St Brides Major ward. Llandow/Ewenny became simply Llandow.
Amenities
Within Llandow is a small parish church of 11th-century origins dedicated to the Holy Trinity, with a saddleback tower.
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 this is the South Wales Karting Centre, home to the Llandow Kart Club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.llandowkartclub.co.uk/|title=Llandow Kart Club|website=www.llandowkartclub.co.uk}}
Llandow air disaster 1950
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. 80 passengers and crew died, making the crash the worst air disaster in history at the time.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190307185736/https://www.south-wales.police.uk/en/ South Wales Police, The Llandow Air Disaster] south-wales.police.uk
National Eisteddfod venue
From 3 to 11 August 2012, a disused airfield near Llandow hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales.[http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=758 National Eisteddfod of Wales official website. Retrieved 5 August 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121223232647/http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=758 |date=23 December 2012 }}
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External links
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- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2755527 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandow and surrounding area]
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