South Wales, New York
South Wales is a hamlet in the towns of [Aurora, Erie County, New York|Erie County, New York|Aurora] and Wales in Erie County, New York, United States. 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. 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.
New York State Route 400 begins in South Wales and ends at the New York State Thruway 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
- Wally Schang, former baseball catcher and member of the New York Yankees' first World Series title team in 1923.
- Frank Wright, Olympic sport shooter, was born in South Wales.