Pwll y Waun
Pwll y Waun is a lake in Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Pwll y Waun is situated nearby to the hospital Porthcawl Medical Centre, as well as near the church Gilgal.- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Porthcawl, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Meadow Lake”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hope Free Congregational Chapel and Coney Beach Pleasure Park.
Hope Free Congregational Chapel
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hope Free Congregational Chapel is a church, which is situated 1,200 feet east of Pwll y Waun.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park
Photo: WillMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park was a small amusement park in Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan in Wales, opened in 1918 and in operation from the end of February until 5 November. The park was permanently shut down on 5 October 2025. Coney Beach Pleasure Park is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Pwll y Waun.
St John the Baptist Church
Church
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist Church is a medieval church and Grade I listed building in Church Street, Newton, Porthcawl, Wales. It was built in the late twelfth century and has been remodelled several times in the succeeding centuries. St John the Baptist Church is situated 2,500 feet east of Pwll y Waun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton and South Cornelly.
Newton
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
South Cornelly
Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Cornelly is a village in Cornelly, Bridgend county borough, Wales. The village is close to North Cornelly, Pyle and Porthcawl, and junction 37 of the M4 motorway, which runs along its northern side. South Cornelly is situated 2 miles north of Pwll y Waun.
Tythegston
Village
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tythegston is a conservation area village located close to Cardiff and Swansea on the south coast of Bridgend, Wales. It is home to Tythegston Court, a Grade II listed manor house at the centre of the 1,200 acre Tythegston Estate which is designated at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Tythegston is situated 2 miles northeast of Pwll y Waun.
Pwll y Waun
- Category: lake
- Location: Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48559° or 51° 29′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.68759° or 3° 41′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3RF8P6+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 39678676OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q107716398
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Pwll y Waun” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Llyn Porthcawl”
- Welsh: “Pwll y Waun”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porthcawl Medical Centre and Gilgal.
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