Gilgal English Baptist Chapel
Gilgal English Baptist Chapel is a church in Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales which is located on Park Avenue. Gilgal English Baptist Chapel is situated nearby to All Saints Church, Porthcawl, as well as near Porthcawl Library.Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: Baptist chapel in Porthcawl
- Also known as: “Gilgal Baptist Church”
- Address: Park Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3EP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints Church, Porthcawl and Porthcawl Library.
All Saints Church, Porthcawl
Church
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church, Porthcawl is a Listed Anglican church in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, South Wales. It is a daughter church of St John's in Newton, despite being considerably larger in size. St John's, founded in the 1180s, proved sufficient for many years to handle the numbers of worshippers.
Porthcawl Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthcawl Library is situated 460 feet south of Gilgal English Baptist Chapel.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park
Photo: WillMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park was a small amusement park in Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan 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. Coney Beach Pleasure Park is situated 2,300 feet east of Gilgal English Baptist Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton and South Cornelly.
Newton
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
South Cornelly
Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Cornelly is a village in Cornelly, Bridgend county borough, Wales. The village is close to North Cornelly, Pyle and Porthcawl, and junction 37 of the M4 motorway, which runs along its northern side. South Cornelly is situated 2 miles north of Gilgal English Baptist Chapel.
Kenfig
Village
Kenfig is a village and former borough in Bridgend, Wales. It is situated 1 mile inland on the north bank of the Bristol Channel, and just south-west of the M4 motorway. Kenfig is situated 2½ miles north of Gilgal English Baptist Chapel.
Gilgal English Baptist Chapel
- Categories: chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48025° or 51° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.70613° or 3° 42′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C3RF7JV+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3350326748OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistWikidata ID
Q99451117
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In Other Languages
“Gilgal English Baptist Chapel” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Capel Saesneg Gilgal”
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