Porthcawl

Porthcawl () is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, west of Cardiff and south-east of Swansea.

Key facts

UK place.country: Wales
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Bridgend
UK place.official_name: Porthcawl
UK place.unitary_wales: Bridgend
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Mid Glamorgan
UK place.constituency_westminster: Bridgend
UK place.post_town: PORTHCAWL
UK place.postcode_district: CF36
UK place.postcode_area: CF
UK place.dial_code: 01656
UK place.os_grid_reference: SS825775
UK place.population: 16,005
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.static_image_name: Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl - geograph.org.uk - 2701004.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
UK place.module: 240pxMap of the community

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Toponymy
Holiday resort
Local attractions
Porthcawl promenade
Harbour Quarter
Governance
Education
Porthcawl Comprehensive School
St Clare's School
Nottage Primary School
West Park Primary School
Porthcawl Primary School
Newton Primary School
Closed school
St John's School
Musical establishments
Beaches
Scheduled monuments
Newton village
Festivals
Sport
Regeneration
Transport
Notable people
Air crash
References
Further reading
External links

Porthcawl () is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, west of Cardiff and 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. North-west of the town, in the dunes known as Kenfig Burrows, lies the remains of Kenfig Castle.

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