List of places in Swansea (categorised)

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This is a list of places in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales

Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 Principal towns and villages 3 Notable places 4 Buildings and structures 4.1 Covered markets and shopping malls 4.2 Historical Buildings 5 Urban parks 6 Archaeological Sites 7 Educational 7.1 Primary 7.2 Welsh medium primary schools 7.3 Private primary schools 7.4 Comprehensive schools 7.5 Welsh medium comprehensive schools 7.6 Private comprehensive schools 7.7 Tertiary/Further/Higher 7.8 Special schools 7.9 Specialist educational establishments 8 Geographical 8.1 Beaches 8.2 Rivers and waterways 8.3 Lakes and reservoirs 8.4 Hills 8.5 Country parks 8.6 Nature reserves 8.7 Geographical interest 9 Retail Parks 10 Transport 10.1 Major roads 10.2 Bus 10.3 Railway lines 10.4 Railway stations 10.5 Cycle routes 10.6 Shipping 10.7 Airports 11 See also

[edit] Administrative divisions

v • d • e Electoral wards of the City and County of Swansea council Bishopston • Bonymaen • Castle • Clydach • Cockett • Cwmbwrla • Dunvant • Fairwood • Gorseinon • Gower • Gowerton • Killay North • Killay South • Kingsbridge • Landore • Llangyfelach • Llansamlet • Lower Loughor • Mawr • Mayals • Morriston • Mynyddbach • Newton • Oystermouth • Penclawdd • Penderry • Penllergaer • Pennard • Penyrheol • Pontarddulais • St. Thomas • Sketty • Townhill • Uplands • Upper Loughor • West Cross

v • d • e Communities of City and County of Swansea Birchgrove • Bishopston • Bonymaen • Castle • Clydach • Cockett • Cwmbwrla • Dunvant • Gorseinon • Gowerton • Grovesend • Ilston • Killay • Landore • Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton • Llangyfelach • Llanrhidian Higher • Llanrhidian Lower • Llansamlet • Llwchwr • Mawr • Morriston • Mumbles • Mynydd-Bach • Penderry • Penllergaer • Pennard • Penrice • Pontarddulais • Pont-Lliw • Port Eynon • Reynoldston • Rhossili • Sketty • St. Thomas • Townhill • Uplands • Upper Killay

[edit] Principal towns and villages

This is a list of major towns and villages in the City and County of Swansea. Many of these settlements had their own local councils before government re-organisation in 1996.

• Birchgrove
• Clydach
• Gorseinon
• Gowerton
• Loughor
• Morriston
• Pontarddulais
• Swansea City

[edit] Notable places

This is a list of notable places for historical, cultural or topical reasons:

Birchgrove Brynmill Maritime Quarter Mumbles Rhossili SA1 Waterfront

[edit] Buildings and structures

• BT Tower
• Civic Centre
• DVLA Computer Centre
• Kilvey Hill TV transmitter
• Landore viaduct (Grade II listed)
• Loughor railway viaduct (Grade II listed)]
• Marina Tower
• Mumbles Lighthouse (Grade II listed)
• Mumbles Pier
• Palace Theature
• Plantasia
• Patti Pavilion
• Sea View primary school
• Swansea Bay barrage
• Swansea Central Library (Grade II listed)
• Swansea Central police station (Grade II listed)
• Guildhall
• Swansea Market
• Swansea observatory
• Vetch Field
• Whiteford Lighthouse (Grade II listed)

[edit] Covered markets and shopping malls

• Clydach Market
• Picton Arcade
• Shoppers Walk Arcade
• Quadrant Shopping Centre
• St. David's Shopping Centre
• Swansea Market

[edit] Historical Buildings

Landimor Castle Loughor Castle Oystermouth Castle Oxwich Castle Pennard Castle Penmaen Castle Penrice Castle Swansea Castle Weobly Castle

Morris Castle (work house) Mumbles Lighthouse Port Eynon Salthouse Reynoldston Church Castle cinema Palace theatre Sketty Hall St Mary's Church

[edit] Urban parks

• Brymill Park
• Cwmdonkin Park, Uplands
• Llewellyn Park, Treboeth
• Singleton Park, Sketty
• Victoria Park

[edit] Archaeological Sites

Cefn Bryn Burry Holms Chapel Bulwark Hillfort, The Sweynes Howes Carreg Bica

[edit] Educational

[edit] Primary

• Brynmill primary school
• Dunvant primary school
• Knelston Primary School
• Morriston primary school
• Parkland primary school, Sketty Park
• Pontarddulais primary school
• Pontybrenin primary school, Gorseinon
• Sea View primary school
• Sketty primary school
• Stella Maris primary school
• Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Lon Las
• Ysgol Gynradd Felindre

[edit] Welsh medium primary schools

• Y.G.G. Felindre

[edit] Private primary schools

• Craig-y-Nos School
• Oakleigh House School

[edit] Comprehensive schools

• Birchgrove Comprehensive School
• Bishop Vaughan Catholic Comprehensive School
• Bishop Gore School
• Bishopston Comprehensive School
• Cefn Hengoed Comprehensive School
• Daniel James Community School
• Dylan Thomas Community School
• Gowerton Comprehensive School
• Morriston Comprehensive School
• Pentrehafod Comprehensive School
• Penyrheol Comprehensive School
• Pontarddulais Comprehensive School
• Olchfa School

[edit] Welsh medium comprehensive schools

• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe
• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Gwyr

[edit] Private comprehensive schools

• Ffynone House School

[edit] Tertiary/Further/Higher

• Gorseinon College
• Swansea College
• Swansea Metropolitan University
• Swansea University

[edit] Special schools

• Ysgol Crug Glas
• Penybryn Senior Special School
• Maytree Autistic Unit

[edit] Specialist educational establishments

• The Bible College of Wales

source: City and County of Swansea: List of Schools: 2006/2007

[edit] Geographical

[edit] Beaches

There are over seventy named beaches in the Swansea area. Some of the larger beaches have seaside resort amenities and are easily accessible by road. For those seeking more adventure and tranquility there are some beaches that are only accessible on foot by trekking over cliffs or through farmland.

This is a list of the larger, more well-known beaches:

Bracelet Bay Broughton Bay Brandy Cove Caswell Bay Fall Bay

Langland Bay Limeslade Bay Mewslade Bay Oxwich Bay Port Eynon Bay

Pwlldu Bay Rhossili Bay Slade Bay Swansea Bay Three Cliffs Bay

[edit] Rivers and waterways

• Blackpill stream
• River Clydach
• Dulais
• Glan-y-wern Canal
• River Ilston
• Afon Lliw
• River Loughor
• River Tawe
• Tennant Canal
• Swansea Canal

[edit] Lakes and reservoirs

• Brynmill Park lake
• Lake Fendrod
• Lower Lliw reservoir
• Upper Lliw reservoir

[edit] Hills

• Bryn Carnglas
• Cefn Hengoed
• Colts Hill
• Kilvey Hill
• Mumbles Hill
• Mynydd-Bach
• Townhill

[edit] Country parks

• Clyne Valley Country Park
• Kilvey Community Woodland
• Lliw Reservoirs country park
• Penllergare

[edit] Nature reserves

• Broad Pool
• Crymlyn Bog nature reserve
• Rosehill Quarry
• Swansea Vale

[edit] Geographical interest

• Gower peninsula
• Cefn Bryn
• Burry Holms

[edit] Retail Parks

• Parc Fforestfach, Fforestfach
• Morfa Retail Park, Landore
• Parc Tawe
• Pontarddulais Road Retail Park, Fforestfach
• Swansea Enterprise Park

[edit] Transport

[edit] Major roads

• Fabian Way (A483 road)
• M4 motorway (Junctions 44 to 47)

[edit] Bus

• Gorseinon bus station
• Pontarddulais bus station
• Swansea bus station

[edit] Railway lines

• Heart of Wales Line
• South Wales Main Line (terminus)
• Swansea District Line (freight route)
• West Wales Line (terminus)

[edit] Railway stations

• Gowerton railway station
• Llansamlet railway station
• Pontarddulais railway station
• Swansea railway station

[edit] Cycle routes

• Clyne Valley Cycle Track, (National Cycle Route)
• Fabian Way
• River Tawe east bank, (National Cycle Route 43)
• Swansea Bay promenade

[edit] Shipping

• Swansea Docks (Swansea - Cork Ferry, and industrial cargo)
• Maritime Quarter (leisure boats)
• River Tawe (leisure boats)

[edit] Airports

• Swansea Airport

[edit] See also

• List of places in Wales
• List of cultural venues in Swansea