Crymlyn Burrows

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Crymlyn Burrows is an area of land in South Wales to the east of Swansea city centre, and south of Crymlyn Bog. It is bounded by Jersey Marine Beach to the south and the River Neath to the east. The land west of Baldwin's Crescent falls within Swansea and from Baldwin's Crescent eastwards falls within Neath Port Talbot.

The area northwest of the Fabian Way contains a small settlement at Elba Crescent and Baldwins Crescent, and areas of industry and commerce. The 1940s Swansea Bay museum is located on Elba Crescent. The museum contains exhibits showing what life was like in the Swansea Bay area during and just after World War II.[1]

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[edit] Nature reserve

The undeveloped salt marsh area south of the Fabian Way and north Jersey Marine Beach is a designated biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and is one of the last remaining places of the Swansea Bay coastline that has remained unmodified by industrial development. The area contains sand dunes, a saltmarsh and carr woodland. The burrows also contain a rare orchid.[2]

[edit] Industry and commerce

Industrial sites in the north eastern part of the area area include the Visteon Elba Works site, the Gower Chemicals site, and Network Rail's Swansea Burrows yard.

Part of the Visteon industrial site was acquired by RT Properties in 2007 with Visteon consolidating their operations in the Elba Works plant. The part of the site which was sold includes factory premises and the offices and Canteen buildings fronting the Fabian Way. The plant was originally built in 1959 for the Prestcold fridge company and was later acquired by Ford who manufactured car axle and tranmission components there. Ford later transferred the site to Visteon. The 30-acre site acquired by RT properties has been re-developed as a business park branded Swansea Gate Business Park.[3][4]

BP has a storage site south east of the Fabian Way adjacent to Swansea Docks. Amazon.co.uk has a 33 acre (the size of 10 football pitches) distribution centre just north of the Jersey Marine roundabout on the Fabian Way.[5]

[edit] Sport and leisure

The 18 hole links golf course of the Swansea Bay Golf Club lies to the east of Jersey Marine village. It is the oldest golf club in the Swansea area.[6]

[edit] Future plans

Swansea University intends to develop a 100 acre site close the Fabian Way as a second campus and innovation park. The development will be on land currently owned by BP. The site will stretch from Swansea Docks to Crymlyn Bog.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ *1940's Swansea Bay (official site)
  2. ^ Local Biodiversity Action Plan for Neath Port Talbot 2001 - 2006
  3. ^ Welcome to RT Properties - Affordable Properties in Swansea and Cardiff
  4. ^ Property tycoon snaps up Visteon complex - icWales
  5. ^ ITN - Amazon to create 1,200 Swansea jobs
  6. ^ Welsh Golf Courses - Swansea Bay
  7. ^ This is South Wales: New Campus Plan Unveiled by University

Coordinates: 51°37′17.00″N, 3°53′24.00″W