Porthcawl Bridgend Wales United Kingdom
51.483823,-3.678388

Porthcawl

Porthcawl ([pɔrθˈkaul] ) is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, 25 miles (40 km) west of Cardiff and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Swansea. Historically part of Glamorgan and situated on a low limestone headland on the South Wales coast, overlooking the Bristol Channel, Porthcawl developed as a coal port during the 19th century, but its trade was soon taken over by more rapidly developing ports such as Barry. In the north-west of the town, in the dunes known as Kenfig Burrows, are hidden the last remnants of the town and Kenfig Castle, which were overwhelmed by sand in about 1400.

Distance between:

London to Porthcawl 153 Miles / 247 Kms
Liverpool to Porthcawl 136 Miles / 220 Kms

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Population 2017: 15897 inhabitants