South Wales village with ‘rural charm’ named among the poshest in Britain

A village near Cardiff with “rural charm” has been named among the poshest in Britain.

From Abersoch (North Wales) and Dirleton (Scotland) to Virginia Water (Surrey), the Daily Mail has come up with a list of the poshest villages in Britain.

Introducing the list, the news outlet said: “From quaint village schools with high-speed links to Oxbridge to thatched cottages and chichi high streets, some villages in Britain are unmistakably upper class.

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“It’s little wonder, then, that these smart locations are such a pull for those with deep enough pockets.”

The Daily Mail continued: “So to help you get slice of the good life, we’ve spoken to estate agents, scoped out the award-winners and trawled through guides to round up of some of the UK’s poshest villages.”

Britain’s poshest villages

The poshest villages in Britain, according to the Daily Mail, are:

• Roundhay (West Yorkshire)

• Dirleton (Scotland)

• Chipping Norton (Cotswolds)

• Scarcroft (West Yorkshire)

• Newtown Linford (Leicestershire)

• Haigh (Greater Manchester)

• Bishopthorpe (North Yorkshire)

• Abersoch (Wales)

• Solva (Wales)

• Shalbourne (Wiltshire)

• Beaulieu (Hampshire)

• Elie (Scotland)

• Warkworth (Northumberland)

• Brancepeth (County Durham)

• Ombersley (Worcestershire)

• Virginia Water (Surrey)

• Hightown (Merseyside)

• Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)

• Sunningdale (Berkshire)

• Kingham (Cotswolds)

• Biddestone (Wiltshire)

• Shipton Moyne (Cotswolds)

• Beckington (Somerset)

• Caldy (Merseyside)

• Llandough (Wales)

• West Kilbride (Scotland)

• Studland (Dorset)

• Barrington (Cambridgeshire)

• Barston (West Midlands)

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Llandough was one of three Welsh villages, along with Solva and Abersoch, to be named among the poshest in Britain.

The Daily Mail said: “With its picturesque settings and exclusive residential homes, this village is a favoured Welsh retreat for those looking to enjoy the rural charm while still being close to the urban amenities of nearby Cardiff, says Liam Gretton.”

Houses in the south Wales village, located near Cardiff, range in price from £300,000 for modest homes to £1.5 million for more luxurious properties.