Wick

Wick is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, situated approximately 1.5 miles from the coast. The closest towns are Llantwit Major, Cowbridge and Bridgend. The community includes Broughton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St James’s Church and St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwinston.

St James’s Church

Church

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St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwinston

Church

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St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade I listed church in Colwinston, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963. St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwinston is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wick.

UWC Atlantic

College

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United World College of the Atlantic, formerly Atlantic College, is a private boarding school in Llantwit Major in Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of the United World Colleges and was among the first educational institutions in the world to follow an international curriculum. UWC Atlantic is situated 2½ miles south of Wick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llantwit Major and Colwinston.

Llantwit Major

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Llantwit Major is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population after Barry and Penarth, and ahead of Cowbridge.

Colwinston

Village

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Colwinston is both a village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 4 miles southeast of the centre of Bridgend and 21 miles west of the centre of Cardiff. Colwinston is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wick.

Wick

Type: Locality
Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4382° or 51° 26′ 17″ north

Longitude

-3.5509° or 3° 33′ 3″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C3RCCQX+7M

GeoNames ID

7296357

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