New Pond
New Pond is a reservoir in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. New Pond is situated nearby to Margam Country Park, as well as near the forest Home Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Margam Country Park and Margan.
Margam Country Park
Park
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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. Margam Country Park is situated 430 feet northeast of New Pond.
Margan
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Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales. Margan is situated 2,100 feet west of New Pond.
Margam Castle
Building
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Margam Castle, Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, is a late Georgian country house built for Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot. Designed by Thomas Hopper, the castle was constructed in a Tudor Revival style over a five-year period, from 1830 to 1835. Margam Castle is situated 1,200 feet northwest of New Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Margam and Pyle.
Margam
Suburb
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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. Margam is situated 2 miles northwest of New Pond.
Pyle
Town
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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. Pyle is situated 2½ miles southeast of New Pond.
Taibach
Suburb
Taibach, also spelled as Tai-bach, is a community and suburban district of Port Talbot, Wales. It is a settlement centered on the main A48 road, sandwiched between the river Ffrwdwyllt and Margam. Parts of Margam are within the community boundaries. Taibach is situated 2½ miles northwest of New Pond.
New Pond
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reservoir in Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Margam, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56035° or 51° 33′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.72134° or 3° 43′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3RH76H+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 74053180OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q107676842
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In Other Languages
“New Pond” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Y Llyn Newydd”
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