Ferryside
Ferryside is a railway stop in St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Ferryside is situated nearby to River Towy Yacht Club, as well as near the hamlet Llansaint.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ferryside railway station and Llansteffan Castle.
Ferryside railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ferryside railway station serves the seaside village of Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station was opened by the South Wales Railway on 11 October 1852 and is now an unstaffed stop.
Llansteffan Castle
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Llansteffan Castle is a privately owned castle in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales, overlooking the River Tywi estuary in Carmarthen Bay. Llansteffan Castle is situated 1 mile west of Ferryside.
St Ystyffan’s Church
Church
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ystyffan’s Church is situated 1 mile west of Ferryside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferryside and Llansteffan.
Ferryside
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Ferryside is a village in the community of St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 8.5 miles south of Carmarthen near the mouth of the River Tywi. Originally a ferry crossing, then becoming a fishing village, it has developed as a holiday and retirement area.
Llansteffan
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llansteffan, is a village and community situated on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tywi, 7 miles south of Carmarthen.
Llansaint
Hamlet
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Llansaint is a village of farmsteads and cottages in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It includes a cluster of 19th century stone-built houses around the church, and is surrounded by farmsteads and modern residential development. Llansaint is situated 2 miles southeast of Ferryside.
Ferryside
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76822° or 51° 46′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.36958° or 4° 22′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3QQJ9J+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 3736055846OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Ferryside” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Glan-y-fferi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Towy Yacht Club and Ferryside VCP.
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