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Egerton Grey Country House Hotel was an AA four star listed hotel located near the Bristol Channel in Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The house was originally built in the 17th century [ 1 ] and functioned as a rectory for some time.
Font-y-Gary, also Fontygary, Fontegary or Fontygari (Welsh: Ffont-y-gari), is a village adjacent to Rhoose, 3 miles south-west of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, on the coast of south Wales. To the north is Fonmon and Fonmon Castle. The origin of the name is uncertain but in 1587 it was documented as "Fundygary". [1]
The area covered by the borough comprised Barry, Cadoxton-juxta-Barry, Merthyr Dyfan and parts of Penmark, Porthkerry and Sully. In 1974, it was abolished and its functions taken over by the Vale of Glamorgan District Council and South Glamorgan County Council. [36] The local council, Barry Town Council, is the largest town council in Wales.
From the late nineteenth century the fields were home to Barry Rovers and Barry Rugby Club. [7] To the east, adjacent to the playing fields, is Barry Cemetery. The major public house of note was once The Old College Inn on the corner of Barry Road and Buttrills Road at the top of the steep hill, named after what was the Old Glamorgan College below.
Barry Golf Club, The Leys, Gileston, (now defunct) was founded in 1897/8. In 1917 a new professional arrived at Barry Golf Club by the name of David James Rees. His four-year-old son, Dai Rees , learned the game there and went on to become a legend in world golf, captaining the British Ryder Cup team which beat America in 1957.
Cadoxton (/ ˈ k æ d ə k s t ən /; Welsh: Tregatwg) is a district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Cadoxton was once originally its own village, separate from Barry. It grew up around Saint Cadoc's parish church, which survives. It is also home to Cadoxton Primary School, situated opposite Victoria Park which in turn is opposite ...