Margam Lake

Margam Lake is in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Margam Lake is situated nearby to the ruins Cryke Chapel (Ruin), as well as near the cemetery Church of St Mary, Margam Abbey.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Margan and Margam Castle.

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. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales. Margan is situated 760 feet southwest of Margam Lake.

Margam Castle

Manor estate

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 930 feet southeast of Margam Lake.

Cryke Chapel (Ruin)

Ruins

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cryke Chapel (Ruin) is a ruins, which is situated 600 feet west of Margam Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.

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. Margam is situated 2 miles northwest of Margam Lake.

Taibach

Suburb

Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries. Taibach is situated 2 miles northwest of Margam Lake.

Goytre

Suburb

Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Goytre is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam. Goytre is situated 2 miles northwest of Margam Lake.

Margam Lake

Type: Body of water
Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.56439° or 51° 33′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.72834° or 3° 43′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C3RH77C+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28921423

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary, Margam Abbey and Margam Stones Museum.

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