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Boys Village (aka St Athan Boys Village) is a former holiday camp that has been redeveloped for housing near to West Aberthaw in Glamorgan. The camp opened in 1925 as a holiday camp for the sons of miners from the South Wales Coalfield. It finally closed in the 1990s and was redeveloped for housing in the 2020s, with the chapel and war memorial being retained. It is within the council area of The Vale of Glamorgan.
Primary Name(s): Boys Village (English)
Variant Name(s): St Athan Boys Village (English)
Place Type: Hamlet
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.394961,-3.4006154
Grid Reference: ST 0265 6714
Community (Civil Parish): St Athan C
Council Area: The Vale of Glamorgan CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN5073
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Boys_Village,_Glamorgan_5073
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4952685
Primary Name(s): Boys Village (English)
Variant Name(s): St Athan Boys Village (English)
Place Type: Hamlet
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.394961,-3.4006154
Grid Reference: ST 0265 6714
Community (Civil Parish): St Athan C
Council Area: The Vale of Glamorgan CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID: GBPN5073
GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Boys_Village,_Glamorgan_5073 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4952685