Visit Tythegston Places

Welcome to Visit Tythegston Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Tythegston

  

Tythegston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Tythegston

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Tythegston history

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The parish name comes from the patron saint of the village church, St Tudwg. It is derived from its ancient Welsh appellation, Llan Dudwg, meaning “Dudwg’s Town” Evidence suggests a Roman villa was once constructed in or near the village. Bronze Age remains (which include a barrow and a cremation) have been found in the area.

Medieval

Tythegston was constituted as a sub-manor sometime around the late 13th or early 14th century. The parish was absorbed into the territory of Newcastle with the Norman appropriation of the Glamorgan lowlands.

Tythegston geography / climate

Tythegston is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Bridgend, South Wales. The village covers an area of 2,871 acres (1,162 ha) of which 278 acres (113 ha) are of common land or waste. The landscape is dominated by farms and woodland.

You can visit Tythegston places with Walkfo Tythegston to hear history at Tythegston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Tythegston has 25 places to visit in our interactive Tythegston map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Tythegston, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Tythegston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Tythegston & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 25 audio facts unique to Tythegston places in an interactive Tythegston map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Tythegston Places Map
25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Tythegston historic spots	Tythegston tourist destinations	Tythegston plaques	Tythegston geographic features
Walkfo Tythegston tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Tythegston

  

Best Tythegston places to visit

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Tythegston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Tythegston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Tythegston’s information audio spots:

St John the Baptist Church, Porthcawl St John the Baptist Church, Porthcawl, Wales, was built in the late twelfth century. Grade I-listed building has been remodelled several times in succeeding centuries.

Porthcawl railway station Porthcawl railway station closed in 1963. It served the seaside resort in South Wales. It was located on the coast of Wales.

Nottage General Baptist & Unitarian Church Nottage General Baptist & Unitarian Chapel is a nonconformist chapel in Nottage, Bridgend, Wales. It is shared by General Baptists and Unitarians.

Merthyr Mawr The community occupies the area west of the Ewenny River between Bridgend and Porthcawl. It takes in the settlement of Tythegston and a stretch of coastal sand dunes known as Merthyr Mawr Warren.

Ewenny River The Ewenny River forms the border between Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend. It is a major tributary of the River Ogmore.

Penybont F.C. Penybont Football Club was formed in 2013 following the merger of Bridgend Town and Bryntirion Athletic. The Welsh club play in the Cymru Premier.

St David’s Church, Laleston St David’s Church, Laleston is a Grade I listed church in southern Wales. It is listed Grade 1 as a medieval church with its fabric, including timber roofs, mainly intact, and having group value.

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