Eglwys Nunydd
The Eglwys Nunydd is a 260-acre supply reservoir in Margam, Wales. It was originally constructed in 1963 to provide cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the nearby Port Talbot steelworks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kenfig Castle and Margan.
Kenfig Castle
Castle
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kenfig Castle is a ruined castle in Bridgend County Borough in Wales that came to prominence after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Wales in the late 11th century.
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.
Margam Country Park
Park
Photo: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now owned and administered by the local council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Talbot and Pyle.
Port Talbot
Photo: Kevin Corcoran, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Talbot is an industrial town in South Wales. It is located in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, part of the traditional county of Glamorgan and has a population of around 32,000.
Pyle
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journey from the capital city of Wales, Cardiff.
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.
Eglwys Nunydd
- Categories: body of water and recreation area
- Location: Margam Moors, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5499° or 51° 32′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.7398° or 3° 44′ 23″ westOperator
CorusOpen location code
9C3RG7X6+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 4938342OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=fishingOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sailingOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q3403842
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Eglwys Nunydd” goes by many names.
- French: “Eglwys Nunydd”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eglwys Nunydd”
- Welsh: “Cronfa Ddŵr Eglwys Nunydd”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Nunydd”
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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 “Eglwys Nunydd”. Photo: fionamcallisterphotography, CC BY 2.0.