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Oxwich Bay

Oxwich Bay is a bay on the south of the , .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Jamieo, Public domain.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay
  • Also known as: “Orwich Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oxwich Castle and Church of St Illtyd, Penrice.

Castle
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade I listed castle which occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking Oxwich Bay on the , Wales. Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, it is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor fortified manor house built in courtyard style.

Church
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Illtyd is a Grade II* listed building in the city and county of in south . It is close to village, on a site overlooking Oxwich Bay and reached by the Wales Coast Path.

Church
Photo: Chris Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxwich and Penmaen.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village on the , in the city and county of in south . is part of the small community of Penrice which extends from the village of Horton to Bay, and as of 2001 recorded a population of 454 inhabitants.

Village
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village in the community of on the , , . It is also a community electoral ward for Pennard Community Council. The population in 2011 was 2,004, making up most of the population of the community.

Oxwich Bay

Latitude
51.56155° or 51° 33′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.15104° or 4° 9′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C3QHR6X+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1173069407
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2640712
Wiki­data ID
Q7115779
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Satellite Map

Discover Oxwich Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Oxwich Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Oxwich Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oxwich Bay”
  • Swedish: “Oxwich Bay”
  • Welsh: “Bae Oxwich”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nicholaston and Penrice.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beach House and Beach Walk Parc.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oxwich Bay”. Photo: Jamieo, Public domain.