Rhoose

Rhoose
Welsh: *Y Rhws*
Rhoose Welsh: Y Rhws;
	View over part of Rhoose Point facing southeast
	Rhoose Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
Population	6,160
OS grid reference	ST060666
Community	Rhoose;
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan;
Preserved county	South Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARRY
Postcode district	CF62
Dialling code	01446
Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan;
	List of places UK Wales Vale of Glamorgan 51°23′26″N 3°21′08″W / 51.39063°N 3.35236°W

Rhoose (/ruːs/ ROOSS;^[2] Welsh: Y Rhws [ə ˈr̥uːs], from y rhos "the moor"^[3]) is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and Porthkerry. The population of the community in 2011 was 6,160.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
^ Wells, John (2000). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Longman. p. 652. ISBN 9780582364677.
^ Owen, Hywel Wyn (2015). The Place-Names of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 12. ISBN 9781783161645.

Rhoose Welsh: Y Rhws
View over part of Rhoose Point facing southeast
Rhoose Location within the Vale of Glamorgan
Population	6,160 ^[1]
OS grid reference	ST060666
Community	Rhoose
Principal area	Vale of Glamorgan
Preserved county	South Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BARRY
Postcode district	CF62
Dialling code	01446

Police	South Wales
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Vale of Glamorgan
List of places UK Wales Vale of Glamorgan 51°23′26″N 3°21′08″W / 51.39063°N 3.35236°W / 51.39063; -3.35236