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Porthkerry, Glamorgan

Porthkerry (Welsh: Porthceri) is a village in Glamorgan, with an Iron Age promontory fort known as The Bulwarks. It is within the council area of The Vale of Glamorgan.

Primary Name(s): Porthkerry (Anglicised)   Porthceri (Welsh)
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Glamorgan
Lat, Long: 51.389853,-3.3217559
Grid Reference: ST 0812 6647
Community (Civil Parish): Rhoose C
Council Area: The Vale of Glamorgan CA
Police Area: South Wales PA
Devolved Legislature: Welsh Assembly (Senedd)
GBPN ID:  GBPN36553

 GBPN URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Porthkerry,_Glamorgan_36553
 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15267819
 Wikishire: https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/Porthkerry