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Porthcawl Promenade at Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales.

Porthcawl

Wales, United Kingdom
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Porthcawl, coastal resort, Bridgend county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated on a low limestone headland overlooking the Bristol Channel. Porthcawl originated as a coal port during the 19th century, but its trade was soon taken over by more rapidly developing ports such as nearby Barry. Northwest of the town, in the dunes known as Kenfig Burrows, are hidden the last remnants of the town and castle of Kenfig, which...

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