Wales
County Borough of Bridgend
Porthcawl

St John the Baptist Church

St John the Baptist Church is a medieval church and Grade I listed building in Church Street, Newton, , Wales. It was built in the late twelfth century and has been remodelled several times in the succeeding centuries.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: church in Newton, Porthcawl, Wales
  • Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist”, “Eglwys Sant Ioan Fedyddiwr”, “Saint John the Baptist Church”, “St John the Baptist Church, Newton”, and “St John the Baptist Church, Porthcawl”
  • Address: Church Street, Porthcawl, CF36 5PD

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jolly Sailor Inn and Ancient Briton.

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is a pub.

Pub
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is a pub.

School
St Clare's School is a coeducational private day school, located in the village of Newton, in , South . St. Clare's is a non-selective independent school attended by pupils aged 2 1/2 years through to 18. is situated 720 feet northeast of St John the Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and Tythegston.

Village
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is a village located near the seaside resort town of , in , Wales.

Village
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is a conservation area village located close to Cardiff and Swansea on the south coast of , Wales. It is home to Court, a Grade II listed manor house at the centre of the 1,200 acre Estate which is designated at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. is situated 1½ miles northeast of St John the Baptist Church.

Village
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is a village in , Bridgend county borough, Wales. The village is close to , and , and junction 37 of the M4 motorway, which runs along its northern side. is situated 2 miles northwest of St John the Baptist Church.

St John the Baptist Church

Latitude
51.48423° or 51° 29′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.67692° or 3° 40′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C3RF8MF+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 274135735
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q7593753
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In Other Languages

“St John the Baptist Church” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Ioan Fedyddiwr, Porthcawl”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Ioan Fedyddiwr”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St John the Baptist Church”. Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.