Rhoose

Rhoose
View over part of Rhoose Point facing southeast
Rhoose is located in Vale of Glamorgan
Rhoose
Rhoose
Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
Population6,160 [1]
OS grid referenceST060666
Community
  • Rhoose
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBARRY
Postcode districtCF62
Dialling code01446
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Vale of Glamorgan
51°23′26″N 3°21′08″W / 51.39063°N 3.35236°W / 51.39063; -3.35236

Rhoose (/rs/ ROOSS;[2] Welsh: Y Rhws ˈr̥uːs], from y rhos "the moor"[3]) is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and Porthkerry. The population of the community in 2011 was 6,160.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
  2. ^ Wells, John (2000). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Longman. p. 652. ISBN 9780582364677.
  3. ^ Owen, Hywel Wyn (2015). The Place-Names of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 12. ISBN 9781783161645.