Ogmore-by-Sea
Ogmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast of south Wales. The population in 2011 was 878.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,350 residents
- Description: village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Aberogwr” and “Ogmore by Sea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Southerndown and Candleston Castle.
Southerndown
Southerndown is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan. It is mostly known for its beach, which is a popular tourist destination during the summer months and since 1972 has been designated a Heritage Coast and is part of the Southerndown Coast SSSI.
Candleston Castle
Castle
Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century. It is 0.75 miles southwest of Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, Wales, now Bridgend County Borough and just 0.75 miles northwest of Ogmore Castle, separated by the River Ogmore.
Southerndown Golf Club
Golf course
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogmore and Merthyr Mawr.
Ogmore
Village
Photo: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore is a village in St Bride's Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on the River Ogmore. It grew around the now ruined Ogmore Castle, built by the Normans.
Merthyr Mawr
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267. Merthyr Mawr is situated 2 miles northeast of Ogmore-by-Sea.
Newton
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Newton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ogmore-by-Sea.
Ogmore-by-Sea
- Category: locality
- Location: St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4627° or 51° 27′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.63324° or 3° 37′ 60″ westPopulation
1,350Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9C3RF978+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 12643782094OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3345313Wikidata ID
Q3399956
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Ogmore-by-Sea” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ogmore-by-Sea”
- Breton: “Aberogwr”
- Dutch: “Ogmore-by-Sea”
- French: “Ogmore-by-Sea”
- Irish: “Aberogwr”
- Low German: “Aberogwr”
- Spanish: “Ogmore-by-Sea”
- Swedish: “Ogmore-by-Sea”
- Welsh: “Aberogwr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Heolymynydd and Southerndown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ogmore-by-Sea Post Office and Ogmore-by-Sea Hall.
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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 “Ogmore-by-Sea”. Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.