Blue Anchor
Blue Anchor is a village in Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales. Blue Anchor is situated nearby to the village Penclawdd, as well as near Llanmorlais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swansea Airport and Loughor Castle.
Swansea Airport
Aerodrome
Swansea Airport is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 6 miles to the west of Swansea, Wales. Swansea Airport is situated 2½ miles southeast of Blue Anchor.
Loughor Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales. Loughor Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Blue Anchor.
Capel Y Crwys
Church
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capel y Crwys is an Independent chapel located on the Gower Peninsula in the village of Three Crosses, Swansea. It is the largest chapel on the Gower earning itself the colloquial name of Gower's "Cathedral".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penclawdd and Three Crosses.
Penclawdd
Village
Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times.
Wernffrwd
Hamlet
Wernffrwd is a village in the south of Wales. It is located approximately 8.5 miles from Swansea, and is within the Community of Llanrhidian Higher. The village is situated in the north of the Gower Peninsula, overlooking the Loughor Estuary and consists of lower and upper Wernffrwd. Wernffrwd is situated 2 miles west of Blue Anchor.
Blue Anchor
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the City and County of Swansea
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.63525° or 51° 38′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.09674° or 4° 5′ 48″ westElevation
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9C3QJWP3+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 242157256OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12262785Wikidata ID
Q107032245
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Blue Anchor” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Blue Anchor”
- Welsh: “Blue Anchor”
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