Loughor
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| Loughor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 4,991 (2001 Census) | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | Maps for SS573980 | |
| Administration | ||
| Principal area: | Swansea | |
| Constituent country: | Wales | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Police force: | South Wales Police | |
| Ceremonial county: | West Glamorgan | |
| Historic county: | Glamorganshire | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | SWANSEA | |
| Postal district: | SA4 | |
| Dialling code: | 01792 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Gower | |
| European Parliament: | Wales | |
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Loughor (Welsh: Casllwchwr) is a town in the city of Swansea, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Loughor. The town has a community council called Llwchwr.
The town was home to a Roman fort, over which the Norman Loughor Castle was built in 1099. There is said to be a hidden tunnel under the castle which contains many treasures. It later grew as a port, while in the early twentieth century large tin and steel works were the main industries. It is now mostly a commuter town for Swansea and Llanelli via the Loughor bridge and has merged with the neighbouring town of Gorseinon.
Nearby is the Llygad Llwchwr, a 1.2km river cave system.
The local rugby team of the town is Loughor RFC.
