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.Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Abbey in South Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Margam Abbey”, “Saint Mary’s Abbey”, and “St. Mary’s Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margam Orangery and Cryke Chapel (Ruin).
Cryke Chapel (Ruin)
Ruins
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cryke Chapel (Ruin) is a ruins, which is situated 820 feet north of Margan.
Margam Country Park
Park
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Margam Country Park is situated 2,400 feet east of Margan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.
Margam
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community. 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. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries. Taibach is situated 2 miles northwest of Margan.
Goytre
Suburb
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam. Goytre is situated 2½ miles northwest of Margan.
Margan
- Categories: monastery, abbey, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5626° or 51° 33′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.73009° or 3° 43′ 48″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9C3RH779+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 317925006OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11523986Wikidata ID
Q1894788
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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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