Barry
Statistics
Population:	50,661
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for ST115685
Administration
Principal area:	Vale of Glamorgan
Constituent country:	Wales
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Police force:	South Wales Police
Ceremonial county:	South Glamorgan
Historic county:	Glamorganshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	BARRY
Postal district:	CF62-63
Dialling code:	+44-1446
Politics
UK Parliament:	Vale of Glamorgan
European Parliament:	Wales

Barry (Welsh: Y Barri) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Located just a few miles from Cardiff, the capital of Wales, Barry lies on the south coast and is a popular seaside resort, with attractions including a beach, and the Barry Island Pleasure Park. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... Constituent country is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England; Scotland; Wales. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... South Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu De Cymru) is one of the four Home Office police forces in Wales. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... South Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Glamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Vale of Glamorgan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the Strasbourg building The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 90 mile beach Australia A view from above of Waikiki Beach A view from the rocks at Tamandaré Beach in Brazil A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body... Barry Island Pleasure Park is situated in the Vale of Glamorgan about 10 miles south of the capital city Cardiff, South Wales, UK. Thousands of children and adults still enjoy a day out at Barry Island. ...

Originally Barry was a small village neighbouring the larger villages of Cadoxton and Barry Island. Today, Barry has swallowed both of these villages and the area is know as Barry with small areas or parishes known as Cadoxton and Barry Island. Cadoxton (Welsh: ) is a district of Barry in south Wales. ... Barry Island (Welsh: Ynys y Barri) is a peninsula forming part of the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ...

History

The name of Barry probably derives from Saint Baruc who was drowned in the Bristol Channel and buried in Barry Island. Cadoxton, too, takes its name from his superior, Saint Cadoc, and it is around the Medieval church of St Cadoc that the old village grew up. The church still survives, as do some of the older village houses. Saint Baruc (also known as Barruc or, in modern Welsh, Barrwg) was a 6th century Welsh saint who gave his name to the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. ... The location of the Bristol Channel The Severn Bridge and Bristol Channel, looking northwestward from England towards Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from South West... Saint Cadoc of Llancarvan, Abbot, ( died at Benevenna ) was one of the 6th-century Welsh saints whose life touched King Arthur. ...

The town was originally a fishing port, and grew when it was developed as a coal port in the 1880s. The coal trade was growing faster than the facilities at cardiff in Tiger Bay ever could and so a group of colliery owners formed the Barry Railway Company and chose to build the dock at Barry. Work commenced in 1884 and the first dock basin was opened in 1889 to be followed by two other docks and extensive port installations. The Barry Railway brought coal down from the valleys to the new docks whose trade grew from one million tons in the first year to over nine million tons by 1903. The port was crowded with ships and had flourishing ship repair yards, cold stores, flour mills and an ice factory. By 1913, Barry was the largest coal exporting port in the world. Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Tiger Bay is the former dock area of Cardiff. ... The Barry Railway Company was promoted by interests in coal mining and steel in the South Wales valleys as an alternative to the existing rail service to Cardiff docks in Tiger Bay. ...

Behind the docks rose the terraced houses of Barry which, with Cadoxton, soon formed a sizeable town. The railways which had played a major part in the development of the dock did a great deal, too, to make Barry Island a popular resort.

Modern Times

Barry is currently home to roughly 50,000 people. It is the administrative centre of the Vale of Glamorgan, and home to Barry Town F.C.. For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... Barry Town F.C. is a football team based in Barry. ...

The road from Bonvilston was originally the B4266, as only Pontypridd Road within the town still is, and the road from Highlight Park right through the Vale to Bridgend was the B4265, as beyond the airport it still is. Since the 1970s, parts of these roads are numbered A4226, with the result that the A4226 radiates from Weycock Cross roundabout in three directions. Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

The town is often associated with Woodhams' Scrapyard, a business that helped over 200 historic steam locomotives survive into preservation. A line of tank engines on right at Woodhams. ... Great Western Railway No. ...

Although still a port, Barry is more important now as a manufacturing town and as a service centre for the Vale of Glamorgan. Barry Docks and the adjoining industrial area form the largest employment centre in the town. The docks, whose road links were dramatically improved with the opening of the Docks Link Road in 1981, now have direct road access with the M4 motorway. The docks can handle vessels up to 23,000 tons and the first-class tidal position close to the deep-water channel of the Severn Estuary, allows for regular scheduled sailings. With its extensive transit sheds, warehouses and open storage, the docks are well equipped to handle bulk cargoes for which the batteries of high capacity grab cranes are invaluable. Two roll on/roll off berths are available and have been extensively used by routes to Ireland and West Africa. These and the other port facilities have seen an increasing variety of traffic in recent years. The town has a thriving Town Council which is Labour controlled. For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... The location of the Bristol Channel The Severn Bridge and Bristol Channel, looking northwestward from England towards Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from South West...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ...

The great majority of industrial firms are located in the dock area. By far the largest are the chemical producing concerns such as Cabot Carbon, where Mike Barnes BS works (skives) for a living and Dow Corning who have just completed the development of the largest silicones plant in Europe. Other main employers in Barry Docks are Jewson Builders' Merchants, Western Welding and Engineering, Bumnelly, Rank Hovis and, of course, Associated British Ports who, since 1982 have run the docks as successors of the British Transport Docks Board. Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicone-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services. ... Hovis bread on the shelf Hovis is a UK brand of flour and bread, now owned by RHM. The word Hovis was invented by London student Herbert Grimes in a national competition set by S. Fitton & Sons Ltd to find a trading name for their bread, which used a patent...

To the west of Barry is Porthkerry Park. This is a large area of open space, with woodlands, streams, a few modern attractions and access to a pebbly beach. In the park is the Barry Railway viaduct with 13 arched spans standing 110 ft high. Porthkerry Park is a large public park on the coast of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. ... The Barry Railway (Barry) was incorporated by Act of Parliament on August 14 1884, for the construction of a dock at Barry Island, 7 miles from Cardiff, and the construction of railways about 26 miles in length from the docks to the Rhondda Valley, with access by junctions with the...

The Arts

• Barry hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1920 and 1968
• The Doctor Who serial Delta & the Bannermen was set and filmed at Barry
• Several Scenes of the Doctor Who episodes The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances were filmed at the Vale of Glamorgan Railway sites at Plymouth Road / Barry Island in January 2005.
• The composer Grace Williams was born in Barry in 1906.

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Nearby places

• Barry Island (Vale of Glamorgan) - peninsula forming part of the town of Barry
• The Barracks, Vale of Glamorgan - a rocky beach by the harbour
• Sully Island - a small tidal islet a mile east of the harbour
• Sully, Vale of Glamorgan - a village east of the city

Barry Island (Welsh: Ynys y Barri) is a peninsula forming part of the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... The Barracks is the name of a rocky beach between Barry and Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, in south Wales. ... Sully Island (meaning south lea or south pasture) is a small island a kilometre off the coast of south Wales, between Penarth and Barry. ... Sully (Welsh: ) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ...

External links

• Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club : Voluntary Lifeguard Service at Barry Island
• ButlinsBarryIsland.com : The history of the Barry Island Holiday Camp
• Barry,Wales: Everything you want to know...
• Barry Island Pleasure Park
• Barry Coastguard Team
• Vale of Glamorgan Council
• Local Business Information
• Vale of Glamorgan Railway website.