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Byron Court, LLANTWIT MAJOR, CF61 1AW

The roads in this small development are all named after great figures in literature.

Part of the settlement of Trebeferad can be seen on the skyline to the right.This was established under the Land Settlement Scheme of 1936 and described as a '600 acre jewel in the crown of the Welsh Land Settlement Association'. It provided employment and a healthier outlook for between 60-70 unemployed miners and their families during the years of the depression of the 1930's. Pigs, sheep and poultry were kept by those working here and there was a thriving market gardening enterprise. Crops cultivated included spring cabbage, peas, carrots, brussels sprouts and fruit such as strawberries. Three acres of glasshouses were also provided for the production of tomatoes. Produce was primarily sold locally but also as far afield as the west-country. Sixty houses were provided for families and planned in a garden village style, the architect being Alwyn Lloyd who based it on plans adopted by the Welsh Garden Cities Association who campaigned for better housing for the people of Wales.

Development of the nearby airfield, now in the penultimate stages of its long and useful life as a military base, promoted expansion of the village and nearby Llantwit Major to the extent that their borders seem no longer to exist. Such is the case now when more and more people seek land to live on with the result that there will no longer be enough available to meet their basic need for agricultural use. To the right of the village sign a speed warning device that has replaced the speed trap camera that was a short lived attempt to slow traffic - prosaically beside the local cemetery.

This OS cut mark can be found on the wall north side of the road. It marks a point 33.107m above mean sea level.

Located in a corner of the town cemetery the cross commemorates the lives of the RAF servicemen of several nations who are buried here. Some of those resting here died during peace time.

Though the headstone relates to Royal Air Force service, the emblem on the headstone indicates that this casualty of war was Czechoslovakian. One of many who were able to flee their homelands to fight a common enemy only to have their last resting place in this foreign field. Others of his nationality lie nearby. Perhaps they were victims of the same incident but who now will tell their story?