Porth-y-Cŵch
Porth-y-Cŵch is a beach in Anglesey, Wales. Porth-y-Cŵch is situated nearby to the beach Porth Twyn-mawr, as well as near Porth Cadwaladr.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cribinau and St Beuno’s Church, Aberffraw.
Cribinau
Islet
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Cribinau is a small tidal island off the south west coast of the isle of Anglesey in Wales between Porth China and Porth Cwyfan. The island is in Aberffraw Community, about 1+1⁄4 miles west of Aberffraw village. Cribinau is situated 2 miles northwest of Porth-y-Cŵch.
St Beuno’s Church, Aberffraw
Church
St Beuno's Church, Aberffraw is a 12th-century parish church in Anglesey, north Wales. A church was established in Aberffraw in the 7th century by St Beuno, who became the abbot of Clynnog Fawr, Gwynedd. St Beuno’s Church, Aberffraw is situated 2 miles north of Porth-y-Cŵch.
St Cwyfan’s Church
Church
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St Cwyfan's Church is a Grade II*-listed medieval church in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey, Wales. Located on the small tidal island of Cribinau, it is popularly known as the "Little Church in the Sea". St Cwyfan’s Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Porth-y-Cŵch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberffraw and Llangadwaladr.
Aberffraw
Aberffraw is a village and community on the south west coast of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. The village is 9 miles from the island's county town, Llangefni, and is on the west bank of the Afon Ffraw.
Llangadwaladr
Village
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Llangadwaladr is a small village in south-west Anglesey, Wales, located around 2 miles east of Aberffraw and 3 miles south of Gwalchmai. It is part of the community of Bodorgan, and until 1984 was a community itself. Llangadwaladr is situated 2½ miles northeast of Porth-y-Cŵch.
Hermon
Village
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Hermon is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is located roughly halfway between Newborough and Aberffraw, some 6 miles south-west of Llangefni. Hermon is situated 2½ miles northeast of Porth-y-Cŵch.
Porth-y-Cŵch
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16517° or 53° 9′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.45043° or 4° 27′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5Q5G8X+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 335323774OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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