Cryke Chapel (Ruin)
Cryke Chapel (Ruin) is a ruins in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Cryke Chapel (Ruin) is situated nearby to Margam Stones Museum, as well as near the cemetery Church of St Mary, Margam Abbey.- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Margam, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Capel Mair”, “Cryke Chapel”, and “Hen Eglwys”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margan and Margam Castle.
Margan
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 820 feet south of Cryke Chapel (Ruin).Margam Castle
Manor estate
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 1,500 feet southeast of Cryke Chapel (Ruin).
The Orangery
Event venue
The Orangery is an event venue, which is situated 930 feet south of Cryke Chapel (Ruin).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margam and Taibach.
Margam
Suburb
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 1½ miles northwest of Cryke Chapel (Ruin).
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 Cryke Chapel (Ruin).
Goytre
Suburb
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 Cryke Chapel (Ruin).
Cryke Chapel (Ruin)
- Categories: church, building, and historic site
- Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56478° or 51° 33′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.73091° or 3° 43′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C3RH779+WJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Cryke Chapel (Ruin)” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Capel Mair ar y Bryn”
- Welsh: “Capel Mair”
- Welsh: “Hen Eglwys”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Margam Stones Museum and Church of St Mary, Margam Abbey.
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