South Wales, New York

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South Wales
Hamlet
South Wales, New York
Interactive map of South Wales
CountryUnited States
State New York
County Erie
Towns
Area
 • Hamlet
1.54 sq mi (3.98 km2)
 • Urban
0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)

South Wales is a hamlet in the towns of Aurora and Wales in Erie County, New York, United States. [1] It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

The hamlet is covered by the East Aurora Union Free School District, Holland Central School District, and the Iroquois Central School District.

WGRZ's broadcast tower and in-house weather radar are based in the hamlet.

The Gow School is a residential private school located in South Wales. It is for students, grades 6–12, with dyslexia and similar language-based learning disabilities.

Emery Park is a 457 acre park located in South Wales. [2] The park is managed by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. The most recent Erie County Parks Master Plan was released in 2018. [3]

New York State Route 400 begins in South Wales and ends at the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) in Buffalo. New York State Route 16 is a north-south road in the hamlet.

The East Branch of Cazenovia Creek flows northward through the hamlet.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Wales, New York
  2. ↑ "Emery Park". Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry (Erie.gov). Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Erie County Parks Master Plan 2018
  4. ↑ Geiszler, Don. "Wally Schang". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research . Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Frank Wright". Olympedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025.

42°42′32″N78°34′41″W / 42.70889°N 78.57806°W / 42.70889; -78.57806


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