Capel Y Crwys
Capel y Crwys is an Independent chapel located on the Gower Peninsula in the village of Three Crosses, Swansea. It is the largest chapel on the Gower earning itself the colloquial name of Gower's "Cathedral".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: chapel in Three Crosses, Swansea, Wales
- Also known as: “Y Crwys Independent Chapel including boundary railings and piers”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swansea Airport and Gowerton railway station.
Swansea Airport
Aerodrome
Swansea Airport is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 6 miles to the west of Swansea, Wales. Swansea Airport is situated 1½ miles south of Capel Y Crwys.
Gowerton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gowerton railway station serves the village of Gowerton, Wales. It is located at street level at the end of Station Road in Gowerton, 219 miles 45 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud. Gowerton railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Capel Y Crwys.
Fairwood Common
Heath
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairwood Common is a large area of barely populated common land in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. It forms part of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Swansea Airport is located in the middle of the common. Fairwood Common is situated 1½ miles south of Capel Y Crwys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Three Crosses and Penclawdd.
Penclawdd
Village
Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times. Penclawdd is situated 2 miles northwest of Capel Y Crwys.
Killay
Suburb
Photo: john bristow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killay is a suburb and community in Swansea, Wales. Killay has its own community council. The village is set high above sea level, about 3.5 miles west of Swansea city centre. Killay is situated 2 miles east of Capel Y Crwys.
Capel Y Crwys
- Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.62792° or 51° 37′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.06536° or 4° 3′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C3QJWHM+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 42673112OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5035248
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In Other Languages
“Capel Y Crwys” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Capel y Crwys”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old School House and Capel y Crwys Graveyard.
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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 “Capel Y Crwys”. Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.