Penderry

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Penderry Ward
Image:Wm swansea penderry.jpg
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SS6497
Geography
Principal locality Penlan
Total population 10,981 (2001 census)
Land area (km²) 4.04 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council: City and County of Swansea
Number of councillors: 3
Nation: Wales
Post office and telephone
PostCode(s): SA5
Dialling code: +44-1792
Politics
Welsh Assembly: Swansea East
UK Parliament: Swansea East
European Parliament: Wales

Penderry is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Penlan, Portmead, Blaen-y-Maes, Fforesthall and Caereithin, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward consists of mainly suburban residential areas. It is bordered by Mynydd-Bach to the east; Cockett and Cwmbwrla to the south; and Kingsbridge, Penllergaer and Llangyfelach to the north.

[edit] Penlan

Penlan is the main area in the ward and is the most well known. The suburban district is set on land high above sea level in the central part of Swansea county.

The headquarters of Swansea's main public transport bus company First Cymru is located here.

[edit] Blaen-y-Maes

Blaen-y-Maes consists mainly of council housing. The area gained some notoriety in the early 1990s, when bus services to the area were suspended due to bricks being thrown at them by youths.

Coordinates: 51.65529° N 3.96741° W