Furzemill Pond
Furzemill Pond is in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Furzemill Pond is situated nearby to New Pond, as well as near Margam Country Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margam Country Park and Margan.
Margam Country Park
Park
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Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Margam Country Park is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Furzemill Pond.
Margan
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Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales. Margan is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Furzemill Pond.
Margam Castle
Building
Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Margam Castle, Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, is a late Georgian country house built for Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot. Designed by Thomas Hopper, the castle was constructed in a Tudor Revival style over a five-year period, from 1830 to 1835. Margam Castle is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Furzemill Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyle and Margam.
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. Pyle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Furzemill Pond.
Margam
Suburb
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Margam is a suburb and community of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway. The community had a population of 3,017 in 2011; the built up area being larger and extending into Taibach community. Margam is situated 2½ miles northwest of Furzemill Pond.
Kenfig Hill
Village
Kenfig Hill is a village in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. It is bordered by Pyle to the south-west, Cefn Cribwr to the north-east, North Cornelly to the south and Moel Ton-Mawr mountain to the north. Kenfig Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Furzemill Pond.
Furzemill Pond
- Type: Body of water
- Description: pond in Neath Port Talbot
- Category: artificial pond
- Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5577° or 51° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.71753° or 3° 43′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C3RH75J+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 199637862OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q107716384
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In Other Languages
From Venetian to Welsh—“Furzemill Pond” goes by many names.
- Venetian: “Stagno Furzemill”
- Welsh: “Llyn Furzemill”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Pond and Twyn-y-Hydd.
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