Editing Llantwit Major (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Boverton Road, Llantwit Major - geograph.org.uk - 293910.jpg|thumb|Boverton Road]]
[[File:Pound Field, Llantwit Major - geograph.org.uk - 1107555.jpg|thumb|''The Precinct'']]
Llantwit Major is a small town which is largely dependent on local retail and earnings from further afield. The majority of the inhabitants commute to work elsewhere, especially Cardiff or Bridgend. During the summer months tourism is important to the town which has "The Precinct", Rainbow Plaza and several pubs and restaurants. Of note are the Old Swan Inn, Old White Hart Inn, The Tudor Tavern, and the 17th century West House Country Hotel Heritage Restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westhouse-hotel.co.uk/index.html|title=Welcome|publisher=Wethouse Hotel.co.uk|access-date=17 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907053906/http://www.westhouse-hotel.co.uk/index.html|archive-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>

[[Llantwit Major railway station]] on the [[Vale of Glamorgan Line]] reopened in June 2005. Passenger services are operated by [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]] as part of the [[Valleys & Cardiff Local Routes]] network.

Although it is much less known than [[Porthcawl]] further down the coast, Llantwit Major has considerable renown in South Wales as a surfing location. The beach has a [[lifeguard]] station funded by the Vale of Glamorgan Council, built in the late 1990s, functioning during the summer months.<ref name="FON"/> There is a beach cafe and often organised walks.<ref name="DaltonStone2009">{{cite book|last1=Dalton|first1=Nick|last2=Stone|first2=Deborah|title=Frommer's Wales With Your Family: From Cliff-top Castles to Sandy Coves|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=evah8S5hyt8C&pg=PA75|year=2009|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-72320-3|page=75}}</ref>

The Victorian Fair Day, established in 1983, is usually held in June on the Saturday nearest to the 22nd of the month, with a Victorian theme which attracts people from across southern Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianfairday.co.uk/ |title=Explanation of Victorian Fair Day |publisher=Victorian Fair Day.co.uk |access-date=25 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606134420/http://www.victorianfairday.co.uk/ |archive-date=6 June 2011 }}</ref> The town has several supermarkets including [[Co-op Food]] and [[Filco Foods|Filco]], and a town library. The local artistic community supports a number of arts and crafts shops, some selling locally made pottery and other ceramics.