Black Rocks
Black Rocks is in Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. Black Rocks is situated nearby to the beach Traeth yr Afon, as well as near Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John the Baptist Church and St Clare’s School.
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 1 mile northwest of Black Rocks.
St Clare’s School
School
St Clare's School was a coeducational private day school, located in the village of Newton, in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. St. Clare's was a non-selective independent school attended by pupils aged 2 1/2 years through to 18. St Clare’s School is situated 1 mile northwest of Black Rocks.
Hope Free Congregational Chapel
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hope Free Congregational Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Black Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton and Tythegston.
Newton
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.
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.
Ogmore-by-Sea
Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast of south Wales. The population in 2011 was 878. Ogmore-by-Sea is situated 1½ miles southeast of Black Rocks.
Black Rocks
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Porthcawl, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.47792° or 51° 28′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.65895° or 3° 39′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C3RF8HR+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 560479138OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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