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Limpert Bay Aberthaw Beach / Gileston Beach
Coordinates: 51°23′13″N 3°24′54″W / 51.387°N 3.415°W / 51.387; -3.415
Country	Wales
County borough	Vale of Glamorgan
Village	St Athan
Historic county	Glamorgan
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Post codes	CF62
Area codes	01446

Limpert Bay (Welsh: Bae Limpert) is a beach on the Bristol Channel which connects to Watch House Beach to the East, the line of division is the run-off of the River Thaw and Summerhouse Bay to the West.

The beach is rock with some sand. There is a guest house and a free car park next to some cottage ruins. An information stand at the beach gives the history of the area, provided by the Heritage Cost.

The Wildlife Trust for Wales has helped record over one thousand species at this location, sixty-two of which are of principal concern to the conservation to the biodiversity of Wales.

History

During World War II; Limpert Bay's defences formed part of the Western Command's coast "crust" defences for the Vale of Glamorgan. Defences included anti-tank cubes, pill boxes, and an anti-tank ditch.

Industrial area

The beach is next to the decommissioned Aberthaw power stations. Two seawater intakes for the power stations are in the bay. The Aberthaw Cement Works is nearby.

References

1. "Traeth Aberddawan | Ymweld â'r Fro". cy.visitthevale.com (in Welsh). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
2. "Limpert Bay. Aberthaw Beach, a great family day out, in Bro Morgannwg / the Vale of Glamorgan". Archived from the original on 9 September 2011.
3. "Limpert Bay Guest House".
4. "Limpert Bay on Blue Sea Surf". Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
5. "Heritage Coast Document". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
6. "Aberthaw".
7. Administrator, walesonline (26 February 2008). "A century's legacy of Wales at war".
8. "Limpert Bay on Good Beach Guide".

External links

• "Glamorgan Heritage Coast - Wales Coast Path - David Atkinson". Visit Wales.

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