Eglwys y Groes
Eglwys y Groes is a church in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales which is located on Llain yr Eglwys. Eglwys y Groes is situated nearby to Maesgeirchen Post Office, as well as near the recreation area Ysgol Glancegin Playing Grounds.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Address: Llain yr Eglwys, Maesgeirchen, Bangor, LL57 1UB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bangor Mountain and Bangor Cathedral.
Bangor Mountain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bangor Mountain is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, sits. Though not a mountain in the true sense of the word it is so-called because of the way it rears up behind Bangor and appears mountainous, especially from the Glan Adda, High Street and Hirael areas of the city.
Bangor Cathedral
Church
Photo: Denis Egan, CC BY 2.0.
Bangor Cathedral is the cathedral church of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the sixth century. Bangor Cathedral is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Eglwys y Groes.
Afon Cegin viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Meirion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Afon Cegin viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1,800 feet south of Eglwys y Groes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maesgeirchen and Llandygai.
Maesgeirchen
Suburb
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maesgeirchen is a large housing estate on the edge of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with roughly 4,000 inhabitants. It is the third-largest single housing estate in Wales behind Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, the second largest and Caia Park in Wrexham, which is the largest with nearly 12,000 inhabitants.
Llandygai
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Llandygai is a small village and community on the A5 road between Bangor and Talybont in Gwynedd, Wales. It affords a view of the nearby Carneddau mountain range.
Talybont
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talybont, is a small village to the southeast of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north Wales, in the community of Llanllechid, and next to Llandygai. It had a population of 465 as of 2011.
Eglwys y Groes
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2224° or 53° 13′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.11509° or 4° 6′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C5Q6VCM+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 157626048OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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