Brombil

Brombil is a reservoir in , . Brombil is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the suburb .
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Margam
  • Also known as: “Brombil Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Margan and Margam Country Park.

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Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the of , a suburb of modern in . The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the .

Park
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is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in , about 2 miles from in south . 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.

Reservoir
The is a 260-acre supply in , . 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 Port Talbot and Maesteg.

Photo: Kevin Corcoran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an industrial town in in the county borough of Neath , part of the traditional county of , and has a population of around 32,000.

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is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, . lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.

Suburb
, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of , . It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and . Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries.

Brombil

Latitude
51.5772° or 51° 34′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.7358° or 3° 44′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C3RH7G7+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203103155
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q107676634
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Satellite Map

Discover Brombil from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Brombil” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Cronfa ddŵr Brombil”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mynydd Brombil and Afan College.

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