Kenfig National Nature Reserve
Kenfig National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Kenfig National Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Mawdlam, as well as near the locality Pont Felin-Newydd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kenfig Castle and Pyle railway station.
Kenfig Castle
Castle
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenfig Castle is a ruined castle in Bridgend County Borough in Wales that came to prominence after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Wales in the late 11th century.
Pyle railway station
Railway station
Pyle railway station is a minor station in Pyle in Bridgend county borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at Beach Road in Pyle, 196 miles 40 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.
Eglwys Nunydd
Reservoir
The Eglwys Nunydd is a 260-acre supply reservoir in Margam, Wales. It was originally constructed in 1963 to provide cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the nearby Port Talbot steelworks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porthcawl and Pyle.
Porthcawl
Photo: Gareth Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
Porthcawl is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, 25 miles west of Cardiff and 19 miles south-east of Swansea.
Pyle
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journey from the capital city of Wales, Cardiff.
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.
Kenfig National Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Cornelly, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5221° or 51° 31′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.7417° or 3° 44′ 30″ westInception
May 23rd, 1989Open location code
9C3RG7C5+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1546430409OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kenfig National Nature Reserve” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Cynffig”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kenfig and Mawdlam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fish Bench Bay and Kenfig Pool.
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