Crymlyn Burrows

Crymlyn Burrows is a nature reserve in Coedffranc, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Crymlyn Burrows is situated near the village Jersey Marine, as well as near Llandarcy.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Crymlyn Bog and Briton Ferry railway station.

Crymlyn Bog

Photo: Kevin Gilman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crymlyn Bog is a nature reserve and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest of international significance, near Swansea, south Wales. It is the largest area of lowland fen in Wales and lies immediately to the eastern side of Kilvey Hill just north of the industrial area of Crymlyn Burrows.

Briton Ferry railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Briton Ferry railway station is a minor station in the village of Briton Ferry, south Wales. It is 206 miles 40 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.

Baglan railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gareth Lovering, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is 204 miles 53 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swansea and Neath.

Swansea

Photo: Andrew Evans, CC BY 2.0.

Swansea is a city on the beautiful Gower Peninsula — the United Kingdom's first designated "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty". It is home to about 247,000 people.

Neath

Photo: Robert Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Neath is a town in Glamorgan in South Wales. Although it lacks any specific tourist attractions, its location near the stunning Swansea and Neath Valleys makes it a convenient, if not overly inspiring, base for touring these places.

Port Talbot

Photo: Kevin Corcoran, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Port Talbot is an industrial town in South Wales in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, part of the traditional county of Glamorgan, and has a population of around 32,000.

Crymlyn Burrows

Type: Nature reserve
Also known as: “Twyni Crymlyn / Crymlyn Burrows”
Category: recreation area
Location: Coedffranc, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6207° or 51° 37′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.8613° or 3° 51′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C3RJ4CQ+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 634986606

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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In Other Languages

“Crymlyn Burrows” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Twyni Crymlyn”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jersey Marine and Llandarcy.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jersey Marine Tower and Jersey Marine Methodists Church.

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