St Michael’s Church
St Michael's Church is a parish church in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. St Michael's is the fourth church to stand on the site. The first dated from the 15th century but was in ruins by the mid-18th century.Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Church of St Michael and All Angels, Aberystwyth” and “St Michael’s Church, Aberystwyth”
- Address: Maes Lowri / Laura Place, SY23 2AU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aberystwyth Castle and Royal Pier.
Aberystwyth Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberystwyth Castle is a Grade I listed Edwardian fortress located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales. It was built in response to the First Welsh War in the late 13th century, replacing an earlier fortress located a mile to the south. Aberystwyth Castle is situated 390 feet southwest of St Michael’s Church.
Royal Pier
Pier
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Pier, Aberystwyth is a pleasure pier located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. The first pier to open in Wales, after a series of heavy storms it is now a much shortened version of its originally constructed length of 242 metres. Royal Pier is situated 690 feet north of St Michael’s Church.
Aberystwyth railway station
Railway station
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberystwyth railway station is located in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales; it is served by passenger trains operated by Transport for Wales. It is the terminus of both the Cambrian Line and of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway. Aberystwyth railway station is situated 1,500 feet east of St Michael’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penparcau and Waunfawr.
Penparcau
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penparcau is a village and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, situated to the south of Aberystwyth. The original village was a hamlet, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed it.
Llanbadarn Fawr
Suburb
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanbadarn Fawr is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth.
St Michael’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.41407° or 52° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.08825° or 4° 5′ 18″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C4QCW76+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 188982667OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Welsh—“St Michael’s Church” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “聖マイケル教会堂”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Mihangel”
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