Margan
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales.- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 131 feet (40 metres)
- Description: Abbey in South Wales, UK
- Also known as“Margam Abbey”“Saint Mary’s Abbey”“St. Mary’s Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margam Castle and The Orangery.
Margam Castle
Manor estate
Margam Castle, Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, is a late… Margam Castle is situated 1,100 feet east of Margan.
Cryke Chapel (Ruin)
Ruins
Cryke Chapel (Ruin) is a ruins, which is situated 820 feet north of Margan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.
Margam
Suburb
Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the… Margam is situated 2 miles northwest of Margan.
Taibach
Suburb
Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. Taibach is situated 2 miles northwest of Margan.
Goytre
Suburb
Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. Goytre is situated 2½ miles northwest of Margan.
Margan
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Latitude
51.5626° or 51° 33′ 45″ north
Longitude
-3.73009° or 3° 43′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C3RH779+2X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Margan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “马格姆修道院”
- Czech: “Klášter Margam”
- Dutch: “Margam Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Margam”
- French: “Abbaye de Margam”
- German: “Margam Abbey”
- Irish: “Abaty Margam”
- Italian: “abbazia di Margam”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Margam”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Margam”
- Welsh: “Abaty Margam”
- Welsh: “Margam Abbey”
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