other places Infobox Settlement official name City and County of Swansea native name Dinas a Sir Abertawe ... Swansea image skyline Swansea from kilvey hill.jpg image size 260px image caption A view of Swansea ... shield link shield size 125px image map Swansea UK location map.svg mapsize 250px map caption City and County of Swansea br and inset within Wales subdivision type List of sovereign states Sovereign ... type4 Admin HQ subdivision name4 Guildhall, SwanseaSwansea Guildhall government type Administrative ... of br City and County of Swansea council Swansea Council leader name Christopher Holley leader title1 Welsh Assembly and UK Parliament constituency UK Parliament Consituencies leader name1 Swansea East disambiguation Swansea East , br Swansea West disambiguation Swansea West , br Gower UK Parliament ... TXT Year br Urban area within Unitary Authority 169,880 2001 br Swansea Urban Area Wider Urban Area ... Ambulance Service Swansea IPAc en icon s w n z i respell SWONZ ee lang cy Abertawe , mouth of the River ... county in Wales . Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales historic county boundaries of Glamorgan ... uplands. Swansea had a population of 169,880 in 2001 and is the second most populous city in Wales ... in Wales after Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf . During its 19th century industrial heyday, Swansea was one ... 576322 SwanseaSwansea Wales, United Kingdom Britannica Online Encyclopedia ref earning the nickname Copperopolis . ref Hughes, S. 2000 Copperopolis landscapes of the early industrial period in Swansea Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales ref History Main History of Swansea See also Lower Swansea valley Archaeology Archaeological finds are mostly confined to the Gower Peninsula ... under the Romans Romans visited the area, as did the Vikings . Swansea is thought to have originally ... name Sweyn and ey , which can mean inlet. ref cite book last Alban first JR title Swansea 1184 1984 year 1984 publisher Swansea City Council ref The name is pronounced Swans y IPA sw nzi , not Swan ... more details
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Swansea Festival may refer to a number of festivals that take place in Swansea , Wales . Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts , an annual event during October. Swansea Bay Summer Festival , an annual event that runs during summer, from May to September. Swansea Film Festival disambiguation ... more details
In Swansea , Kingsway may refer to Swansea city centre The Kingsway Oxford Street vicinity The Kingsway , a shopping street in the Swansea city centre Kingsway, a thoroughfare in the Fforestfach Industrial Estate Roadindex ... more details
Swansea Life is an independent local lifestyle sociology lifestyle magazine published and distributed in Swansea , Wales . The current editor is Wyn Jenkins. External links http www.swansealife.co.uk Swansea Life Magazine official site Category Media and culture in Swansea local mag stub ... more details
Eastside is an area of Swansea , Wales which is loosely defined as the populated areas to the east of the River Tawe . The Swansea local authority has a housing authority covering Eastside which covers the areas of Birchgrove, Swansea Birchgrove , Talycoppa , Trallwn, Swansea Trallwn , Winch Wen , Port Tennant and St Thomas, Swansea St Thomas . ref http www.swansea.gov.uk index.cfm?articleid 1047 City and County of Swansea Eastside DHO ref References reflist coord 51 39 N 3 54 W region GB scale 30000 display title Category Districts of SwanseaSwansea geo stub ... more details
Pentrebach is a village in City and County of Swansea , Wales falling within the Pontarddulais electoral ward Pontarddulais ward . coord 51 43 39.00 N 4 01 38.00 W type city display title Swansea geo stub Category Villages in Swansea ... more details
The Swansea Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia that covers several churches in Swansea and the surrounding area. The Dean religion dean of Swansea is Rev Canon Michael Flook, V.F. Roman Catholic Deaneries in the Province of Cardiff Category Roman Catholic Deaneries in the Diocese of Menevia RC stub ... more details
distinguish Sandfields, Port Talbot Sandfields is a district in Swansea , Wales bounded by St. Helen s Road to the north, Oystermouth Road and Swansea Bay to the south and Dillwyn Street to the east. The area is adjacent to and immediately west of Swansea city centre . Description Swansea Crown Court is housed in a building situated on the far south west corner of Sandfields opposite the Guildhall, Swansea Guildhall . Rising above the east end of the Sandfields is the Vetch Field Vetch football ground, former home of Swansea City A.F.C. football club. Planning proposals to build housing with a community centre and playing field on the former Vetch site are now in process. A barracks for the Territorial Army United Kingdom Territorial Army is located adjacent to the Vetch and nearby on the seafront is the pleasantly situated Swansea HM Prison Swansea Prison . The sea frontage of Sandfields is a line of mostly small privately owned hotels and guest houses along Oystermouth Road. Swansea Council intends the Sandfields area to remain primarily residential. With the exception of limited extension of hotels on the Oystermouth road the planning policy for the area is to prohibit further commercial usage within the Sandfields community. coord 51.6165 N 3.94994 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SS650926 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Districts of Swansea Category Swansea Bay ... more details
Swansea Vale lang cy Bro Abertawe is a convert 160 acre km2 adj on mixed used new suburb development site in Swansea , Wales . The area is bounded east by Birchgrove, Swansea Birchgrove south by Swansea Enterprise Park , west by the River Tawe and north by the M4 motorway . The development is a partnership between the City and County of Swansea council and the Welsh Assembly Government and will comprise a residential area Tregof Village , a nature reserve and two business parks Riverside Business Park and Central Business Park. The Swansea Vale Nature Reserve consists of 6 hectares of land and is one of the few remaining areas of wetland habitat in Swansea. The reserve consists of woodland , river rivers , pond ponds and marsh . The reserve is viewable by the public with a footpath and boardwalk built around the southern part of the reserve. References http www.bbc.co.uk wales southwest nature placestogo reserves pages swanseavale.shtml BBC South West Wales Swansea Vale Nature Reserve http www.swanseavale.com City and County of SwanseaSwansea Vale http www.wda.co.uk index.cfm wda properties south west wales properties swansea vale en2948 Welsh Assembly government Swansea Vale http swanseavalenaturereserve.blogspot.com Swansea Vale Nature Reserve blog coord 51 40 12 N 3 54 03 W type landmark region GB display title Category Districts of Swansea Category M4 corridor Category Nature reserves in Swansea Category Economy of Swansea ... more details
The City and County of Swansea council City and County of Swansea is an urban centre with a largely rural ... West Wales . ref http www.swansea.gov.uk media pdf k r swansea 2020.pdf Swansea 2020 Swansea s Economic Regeneration Strategy ref ref City Profile Swansea , Cities , Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2005 ..., Futures . The 2008 Wales Spatial Plan update, Welsh Assembly Government. ref Swansea s Travel to Work Area , not coterminous with the local authority, also contained the Swansea Valley in 1991 the new 2001 based version merges the Swansea, Neath Port Talbot Neath & Port Talbot , and Llanelli areas into a new Swansea Bay region Swansea Bay Travel to Work Area. ref http www.statistics.gov.uk ... sector. History see also History of Swansea 19th century In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there were attempts to establish Swansea as a fashionable seaside resort . ref Boorman, D. 1986 The Brighton of Wales Swansea as a fashionable seaside resort, c. 1780 c. 1830 . Swansea Little ... . ref http www.bbc.co.uk wales southwest sites swansea pages georgian2.shtml BBC South West Wales Swansea Exploring the Georgian buildings of Swansea Bot generated title ref However, the growth of the metallurgical industry was to transform the town. The Lower Swansea valley was a favourable area for industrial development because of the proximity of Swansea Docks Swansea s port , easy access to coal ... Glamorgan , Swansea s signature industry was copper . The first copper works was built at Landore in 1717. ref http www.bbc.co.uk wales southwest sites swansea pages georgian1.shtml BBC South West Wales Swansea Exploring Georgian Swansea Bot generated title ref Initially copper ore was imported from Cornwall , Ceredigion Cardiganshire and Ireland , but by the 1820s Swansea was receiving shipments ... in the 1880s, when the majority of copper ores imported to Britain were shipped to Swansea and local ..., pioneered by the Siemens works at Landore . Tinplate production stimulated the further expansion of Swansea ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales static image static image caption latitude 51.64301 longitude 3.95256 official name Brynhyfryd welsh name population unitary wales Swansea lieutenancy wales West Glamorgan constituency westminster Swansea East UK Parliament constituency Swansea East constituency welsh assembly Swansea East National Assembly for Wales constituency Swansea East post town SWANSEA postcode district SA5 postcode area SA dial code 01792 os grid reference SS649956 Brynhyfryd is a small village in Swansea , Wales mostly falling within the Cwmbwrla electoral ward Cwmbwrla ward. The area is mostly residential. Brynhyfryd approximates to the area around Llangyfelach Road where it intersects with Brynhyfryd Road. Brynhyfryd Infant School and Brynhyfryd Junior School are the local schools in the area. Other local amenities include the Brynhyfryd public library. There are a few shops on Llangyfelach road and the area has a Grade II listed church the Brynhyfryd Baptist Chapel. Category Districts of Swansea Swansea geo stub cy Brynhyfryd, Abertawe ... more details
The Swansea Valley lang cy Cwm Tawe , one of the South Wales Valleys is the name often given to the valley of the River Tawe area in South Wales , United Kingdom UK . It reaches southwest and south from the Brecon Beacons National Park down to the city of Swansea . Today, administration of the area is divided between the Swansea City and County of Swansea , Neath Port Talbot County Borough , and Powys . A distinction is often drawn between the Lower Swansea valley and the Upper Swansea valley which have different characters the former was more heavily industrialised during the 19th and 20th centuries. Notable towns & villages Notable town s and village s in the area include Clydach, Swansea Clydach , Pontardawe , Ystradgynlais , Ystalyfera and Abercraf . In its September 2005 document Towards a Valleys Strategy , Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council notes a marked divide between the more remote communities at Ystalyfera and along the Cwmtwrch Twrch and River Amman Amman valleys and the reasonably prosperous southern communities of Pontardawe, Alltwen , Rhos, Neath Port Talbot Rhos , and Trebanos . ref http www.npt.gov.uk valleysstrategy index.cfm NPT CBC Valleys Strategy Bot generated title ref The area is served by the A4067 road A4067 Swansea Brecon road, but has had no rail connection since passenger services on the former Swansea Vale Railway Midland Railway line between Swansea and Brynamman via Ystalyfera ceased in 1952. Attractions The Upper Swansea valley is the site of Dan yr Ogof Caves, claimed to be the largest show cave complex in Western Europe . ref http www.walesinfo.com ... of the industrial heritage surviving the Swansea Canal was built along the valley in the late 18th century ... Lower Swansea valley References reflist Coord 51.7593 3.7898 type landmark region GB display title Category Valleys of Wales Category Swansea Valley Category Geography of Swansea Category Geography of Neath Port Talbot Category Geography of Powys Swansea geo stub NeathPortTalbot geo stub Powys geo ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image Swansea Madonna sycamore.JPG thumb right The Swansea Madonna is a large woodcarving that was exhibited at the Swansea Museum in 2006. It was hand carved by the Northern Ireland born sculptor Robert Innes . The figure shows Mary with Gilded Halo and a visible child in her womb. A daffodil emerges from her feet. Also at her feet is a dove. The piece was carved in Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore . This iconic piece of work was articled in the South Wales Evening Post and the Carmarthen Journal . sculpture stub unreferenced date July 2007 Category Media and culture in Swansea ... more details
Swansea West may refer to Swansea West UK Parliament constituency Swansea West Assembly constituency disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Infobox swansea electoral ward Electoral Ward Newton Ward WardMap Image Wm swansea newton.jpg GridReference SS6088 Principal Locality Newton Total Population 3,150 2001 census Land Area 2.36 2001 census Local Council City and County of Swansea NoofCouncillors 1 PostCodes SA3 DiallingCode 44 1792 AssemblyConstituency Gower National Assembly for Wales constituency Gower Constituency Gower UK Parliament constituency Gower Newton is the name of an Ward politics electoral ward and a village in the City of and County of Swansea , Wales . The Newton ward is a part of the Mumbles community Mumbles Community Wales community . From April 2008, this affluent commuter settlement is represented by Councillor Susan Waller Thomas of the Liberal Democrats . ref name elecprof http www.swansea.gov.uk media pdf e h Newton Ward Profile Dec 08.pdf Newton Electoral Division Profile at website of City and County of Swansea, December 2008 ref ref http www.swansea.gov.uk index.cfm?articleid 619 Official councillor profile accessible by search at City and Council of Swansea ref The electoral ward consists of the Caswell, Swansea Caswell , Langland Bay Langland and Newton localities in the parliamentary constituency of Gower UK Parliament constituency Gower . The ward is bounded by the wards of Bishopston electoral ward Bishopston to the west West Cross electoral ward West Cross to the north Oystermouth to the east and the Bristol Channel to the south. ref http www.swansea.gov.uk media pdf m r Electoral Boundaries Ffiniau Etholaethau.pdf Swansea electoral boundaries , 10 March 2003 ref Total population at the 2001 census was 3,150 of whom 73.7 were born in Wales. ref name elecprof The village of Newton is located near the Mumbles just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay. The sandy beaches of Langland Bay and Caswell Bay are located to the far south of the ward. References Reflist Swansea coord 51.57343 ... from OSGB36 grid ref Category Swansea electoral wards Category Villages in Swansea Category Gower ... more details
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Cwmdu is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea , Wales . The western part falls within the Cockett electoral ward Cockett ward and the eastern part falls within the Cwmbwrla electoral ward Cwmbwrla ward . Cwmdu approximates to the settlement around Middle Road between Cwmbwrla and Gendros . coord 51 38 14.00 N 3 57 39.00 W type city display title Swansea geo stub Category Districts of Swansea ... more details
coord 51.618 3.950 display title region GB scale 10000 File Swansea Market3.jpg thumb right 300px Entrance File Swansea Market5.jpg thumb right 300px Swansea Market situated in the heart of Swansea city centre is the largest indoor market in Wales ref name BBC TourShop http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi wales south west 3148686.stm BBC News Tourism joins shopping at market ref . The market is covered by a steel arched portal frame roof clad in steel and glass. The current market was built in 1959 1960 by Percy Edwards. It is the fourth market to be built at the site in 200 years. The previous market on this site had existed since 1894 and was destroyed during Swansea Blitz bombing raids during World War II . ref cite web url http www.peopleatwar.org.uk imagebank swansea market title Swansea Market publisher People At War year 2007 accessdate 2007 07 27 ref ref cite web url http www.welshwales.co.uk old market.htm title Swansea Market, Wales, 1938 publisher Welsh Wales year 2007 accessdate 2007 07 27 ref The site has been used as a market since the Middle Ages . Adjoining the market is the Quadrant Shopping Centre . The market includes fruit and vegetable stalls, butchers, cafes, fast food, fishmongers and clothes stalls. There are also a number of stalls selling local and continental delicacies, such as continental cheeses, Welsh laverbread , Penclawdd Cockle bivalve cockles , ref name BBC TourShop Gower Peninsula Gower Lamb and mutton Classifications and nomenclature Saltmarsh lamb ref http www.ethical living.org tra101.html Ethical Living Wales s Best Beaches ref and Welsh Black beef ... File Swansea Market1.jpg File Swansea Market2.jpg File Swansea Market4.jpg gallery References reflist External links http www.swanseamarket.co.uk Swansea Market official site http www.swanseaheritage.net swanseathroughtheyears building.asp?BUILDING ID 21 SwanseaHeritage.net Swansea Market Category Buildings and structures in Swansea Category Markets in Wales Category Shopping in Swansea Category ... more details
File Swansea Jack memorial.jpg thumb Swansea Jack memorial Swansea Jack 1930 October 1937 was a famous dog whose name lives on in the nickname given to natives of Swansea , Wales . ref http www.walesonline.com info jack.shtml Wales Online Swansea Jack dead link date June 2011 ref Life Swansea Jack was a black retriever with a longish coat. He was similar in appearance to a modern Flat Coated Retriever , ref http www.swanseacity.net javaImages 82 d1 0,,10354 3330434,00.jpg ref but was instead identified at the time as a Newfoundland dog Newfoundland dog , despite being considerably smaller and lighter in build than the typical modern Newfoundland dog, possibly because he was reported to have been born in Newfoundland. ref cite web url http eamazings.com index.php eamazings 10 most fascinating dogs 30102009.html title 10 Most Fascinating Dogs publisher Eamazings.com date 2009 10 30 accessdate 2011 06 17 ref He lived in the North Dock River Tawe area of Swansea with his master, William Thomas ... from the Docks River Tawe. Swansea Jack died in October 1937 after eating rat poison. His burial monument, paid for by public subscription, is located on the Promenade in Swansea near St. Helen s Rugby Ground. In 2000, Swansea Jack was named Dog of the Century by NewFound Friends of Bristol who train domestic dogs in aquatic rescue techniques. Legacy A noted pub in Swansea is named Swansea Jack, in honour of the dog. A popular nickname for natives of Swansea is Swansea Jack , and many people believe ... given to Swansea s sailors, who had a reputation as skilled and dependable mariners. Another theory is that the coal miners of nearby coalfields called the miners from Swansea Jacks because their lunch boxes were uniquely made of Swansea tin and called Jacks. References refs External links http www.swanseahistoryweb.org.uk subheads jack.htm Swansea History Web Swansea Jack Category 1930 animal births Category 1937 animal deaths Category Individual dogs Category History of Swansea Category ... more details
coord 51.592 3.964 display title region GB scale 50000 Image Swansea panorama1.jpg thumb right 300px The sweep of Swansea Beach viewed from Townhill, Swansea Townhill Swansea Beach stretches for five miles along Swansea Bay between the Maritime Quarter and the Knab Rock near Mumbles . It is backed by a promenade cycle track part of National Cycle Route 4 and a coastal road. The southern section of the Swansea Bay beach between Blackpill and Mumbles is designated Site of Special Scientific Interest . ref http www.swansea.gov.uk index.cfm?articleid 9295 City & County of Swansea Beaches ref Swansea Beach has a couple of named sections. The section of beach just outside Victoria park is known as The Slip . ref http www.explore gower.co.uk Content pa showpage pid 57.html Explore Gower Swansea Bay ref Blackpill Beach is the section around the mouth of the Clyne River. ref http www.geograph.org.uk photo 1168837 Geograph Blackpill Beach close to the Clyne River ref Tourism In recent years, Tourism in Wales tourism has provided a boost to the local economy. Swansea Bay itself was popular in Victorian era Victorian times and in the early part of the 20th century. However, despite having dune ..., with the exception of the Swansea Docks breakwater, it now rarely hosts more than a few hundred ... pure mud flat s. In an attempt to popularise the Bay, in late February 2007, City and County of Swansea council Swansea Council announced plans for a major revamp of the entire Bay from The Slip all ... Pier . ref http www.swansea.gov.uk index.cfm?articleid 17368 City & County of SwanseaSwansea Bay Strategy ref There are children s play areas at Blackpill and the area near the Swansea city centre called The Slip . Image Mum lslade sm.jpg thumb center 600px Bracelet bay, Mumbles and Swansea bay, seen from the Mumbles Lighthouse Notes reflist Swansea Category Beaches of Wales Category Swansea Bay Category Swansea Category Visitor attractions in Swansea ... more details
Baron Swansea , of Singleton Park Singleton in the County of Glamorgan , is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The barony was created on 9 June 1893 for the industrialist Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea Sir Henry Vivian, 1st Baronet . He had already been created a Baronet , of Singleton in the County of Glamorgan, on 13 May 1882. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. On his death the titles passed to his half brother, the third Baron. As of 2010 the titles are held by the latter s grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2005. John Henry Vivian , father of the first Baron, was an industrialist and politician. The soldier Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian , was the uncle of the first Baron. The Liberal politician Arthur Vivian Sir Arthur Vivian was the younger brother of the first Baron. Barons Swansea 1893 Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea 1821 1894 Ernest Ambrose Vivian, 2nd Baron Swansea 1848 1932 Odo Richard Vivian, 3rd Baron Swansea 1875 1934 John Hussey Hamilton Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea 1925 2005 Richard Anthony Hussey Vivian, 5th Baron Swansea b. 1957 The heir apparent is the present holder s son the Hon. James Henry Hussey Vivian b. 1999 See also Baron Vivian References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. rayment Category Baronies Swansea Category Swansea ... more details
coord 51.630 3.946 display title region GB scale 50000 Infobox historic subdivision Name Swansea br lang cy Abertawe Map Image 200px WalesSwansea1974.png 200px HQ Guildhall, Swansea Status City Start 1974 End 1996 Replace Swansea Arms Image Escudo Swansea.jpg Arms of Swansea City Council 200px PopulationFirst 191,400 Citation needed date September 2008 PopulationFirstYear 1974 PopulationLast 188,800 Citation needed date September 2008 PopulationLastYear 1994 The Swansea district lang cy Abertawe was one of the four districts of Wales local government district s of West Glamorgan , Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was formed from the areas of the county borough of Swansea and Gower Rural District , from the Administrative counties of Wales administrative county of Glamorgan . It inherited the City status in the United Kingdom city status of the county borough and so was styled as the City of Swansea , and was governed by Swansea City Council. On March 22, 1982 the city was granted letters patent raising the mayor to the dignity of Lord Mayor . ref http www.swansea.gov.uk index.cfm?articleid 1582 History of Mayoralty from website of the City and County of Swansea ref The district was abolished in 1996, when it was merged with most of the Lliw Valley district to form the larger Swansea City and County of Swansea . References reflist Wales Districts Category Former subdivisions of Wales Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 ... more details
decline in the Lower Swansea valley , the South Dock of the Swansea Docks complex finally closed ... providing berths for 385 boats. It was not until 1992 that the Swansea barrage was completed, transforming ... developments As part of the developments at the Swansea Docks Prince of Wales Dock Prince of Wales Dock , 400 new berths will be created taking the total berthing capacity in Swansea to over 1,000 ... Swansea Marina http www.blueflag.org blueflag 2007 Wales Blue Flag Wales http www.maidenvoyage.com Maiden Voyage http www.sysac.org.uk Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua club http www.goweruk.com beach 1 swansea bay.aspx An interactive, social networking and tourism web site based on the Gower ... landmark display title Transport in Swansea Category Transport in Swansea Category Marinas in the United Kingdom Category Buildings and structures in Swansea Category Swansea Bay Category Visitor attractions in Swansea cy Marina Abertawe ... more details
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