Oxwich Beach
Oxwich Beach is a beach in Swansea, Wales. Oxwich Beach is situated nearby to the restaurant Beach House, as well as near Church of St Illtyd, Penrice.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oxwich Castle and Church of St Illtyd, Penrice.
Oxwich Castle
Castle
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxwich Castle is a Grade I listed castle which occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, it is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor fortified manor house built in courtyard style. Oxwich Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Oxwich Beach.
Church of St Illtyd, Penrice
Church
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Illtyd is a Grade II* listed building in the city and county of Swansea in south Wales. It is close to Oxwich village, on a site overlooking Oxwich Bay and reached by the Wales Coast Path. Church of St Illtyd, Penrice is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Oxwich Beach.
St Nicholas Church
Church
Photo: Chris Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas Church is situated 1 mile north of Oxwich Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxwich and Penmaen.
Oxwich
Village
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Oxwich is a village on the Gower Peninsula, in the city and county of Swansea in south Wales. Oxwich is part of the small community of Penrice which extends from the village of Horton to Oxwich Bay, and as of 2001 recorded a population of 454 inhabitants.
Penmaen
Village
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penmaen is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Oxwich Beach.
Southgate
Village
Southgate is a village in the community of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales. It is also a community electoral ward for Pennard Community Council. The population in 2011 was 2,004, making up most of the population of the community. Southgate is situated 2½ miles east of Oxwich Beach.
Oxwich Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.56094° or 51° 33′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.15° or 4° 9′ westOpen location code
9C3QHR6X+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493808536OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=tidal
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In Other Languages
“Oxwich Beach” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Traeth Oxwich”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beach House and Oxwich Boulders.
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