Brombil
Brombil is a reservoir in Wales, United Kingdom. Brombil is situated nearby to the hamlet Margam, as well as near the suburb Goytre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Margam
- Also known as: “Brombil Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Margan and Margam Country Park.
Margan
Photo: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0.
Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales.
Margam Country Park
Park
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 Port Talbot and Maesteg.
Port Talbot
Photo: Kevin Corcoran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Talbot is an industrial town in South Wales. It is located in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, part of the traditional county of Glamorgan and has a population of around 32,000.
Maesteg
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot.
Margam
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Brombil
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5772° or 51° 34′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.7358° or 3° 44′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3RH7G7+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 203103155OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q107676634
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Brombil” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cronfa ddŵr Brombil”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Margam and Goytre.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd Brombil and Grŵp Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Campws Afan / Neath Port Talbot Group - Afan Campus.
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