Porthcawl

Porthcawl is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of . It is located on the south coast, 25 miles west of and 19 miles south-east of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Coney Beach Pleasure Park and Porthcawl Library.

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was a small amusement park in Porthcawl, in Wales, opened in 1918 and in operation from the end of February until 5 November. The park was permanently shut down on 5 October 2025.

Library
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Church
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is a Listed Anglican church in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, South Wales. It is a daughter church of St John's in , despite being considerably larger in size. , founded in the 1180s, proved sufficient for many years to handle the numbers of worshippers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and South Cornelly.

Village
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is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in , Wales.

Village
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is a village in , Bridgend county borough, Wales. The village is close to , and Porthcawl, and junction 37 of the M4 motorway, which runs along its northern side. is situated 2 miles north of Porthcawl.

Village
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is a conservation area village located close to Cardiff and Swansea on the south coast of , Wales. It is home to Court, a Grade II listed manor house at the centre of the 1,200 acre Estate which is designated at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Porthcawl.

Porthcawl

Latitude
51.4796° or 51° 28′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.7041° or 3° 42′ 15″ west
Population
15,700
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PCW
Open location code
9C3RF7HW+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27199791
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2640054
Wiki­data ID
Q39480
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Porthcawl” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورثكاول”
  • Asturian: “Porthcawl”
  • Basque: “Porthcawl”
  • Bengali: “পোর্টকাল”
  • Breton: “Porthcawl”
  • Bulgarian: “Порткаул”
  • Catalan: “Porthcawl”
  • Cebuano: “Porthcawl”
  • Chinese: “Porthcawl”
  • Chinese: “坡特斯考”
  • Chinese: “波斯考尔”
  • Cornish: “Porthcawl”
  • Danish: “Porthcawl”
  • Dutch: “Porthcawl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بورثكاول”
  • French: “Porthcawl”
  • German: “Porthcawl”
  • Gujarati: “પોર્થકૉલ”
  • Hebrew: “פורת’קאול”
  • Irish: “Porthcawl”
  • Italian: “Porthcawl”
  • Japanese: “ポース・コール”
  • Japanese: “ポーチコール”
  • Kannada: “ಪೊರ್ಟ್ಕಾವ್ಲ್”
  • Korean: “포스카울”
  • Lithuanian: “Portkovlis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Porthcawl”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Porthcawl”
  • Persian: “پورتکاول”
  • Persian: “پورثکول”
  • Polish: “Porthcawl”
  • Portuguese: “Porthcawl”
  • Romanian: “Porthcawl”
  • Russian: “Порткоул”
  • Scots: “Porthcawl”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Porthcawl”
  • Spanish: “Porthcawl”
  • Swedish: “Porthcawl”
  • Tamil: “போர்த்க்காவ்ல்”
  • Telugu: “పోర్త్ కాల్”
  • Turkish: “Porthcawl”
  • Ukrainian: “Портковл”
  • Urdu: “پورتھکاول”
  • Urdu: “پورثکول”
  • Welsh: “Porthcawl”

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