St. Govan’s Head
St. Govan’s Head is a cape in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales.Places of Interest
Highlights include Freshwater East and St Govan’s Chapel.
Freshwater East
Photo: Jennyvince, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freshwater East is a village on the coast of Pembrokeshire in South Wales with an attractive sandy bay. It grew up as a beach resort in the 20th century, and later its surroundings became open access land with dunes, woodland and wetlands.
St Govan’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Anthony Gostling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Govan's Chapel is a chapel located at St Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire in south west Wales. Built into the side of a limestone cliff, the building measures 20 by 12 feet with walls constructed from limestone, and consists of two chambers, one in the front and one in the back.
Barafundle Bay
Beach
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pembroke and Bosherston.
Pembroke
Photo: Mark Jones, CC BY 2.0.
Pembroke is an historic town in south-west Wales features a number of historic buildings, town walls, complexes and Pembroke Castle which was the birthplace of Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII of England.
Bosherston
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bosherston is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Bosherston has a population of approximately 300, with a pub and a café serving light refreshments during the summer.
Hundleton
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hundleton is a village and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the parish of Monkton. The community covers the adjacent settlements of West Orielton, Brownslate, Corston and Pwllcrochan.
St. Govan’s Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5963° or 51° 35′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.9261° or 4° 55′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3QH3WF+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6711048352OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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