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Caemawr
Morriston (; cy, Treforys ) is a Community (Wales), community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston (electoral ward), Morriston ward. It is the largest community in Swansea county. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town (e.g. the local football club is named Morriston Town A.F.C.), however it has never had a town charter, and is now part of the continuous urban sprawl around Swansea, the centre of which lies three miles to the south-west. It is the most populous of Swansea's electoral divisions and is situated close to other communities including Plasmarl, Treboeth, Llansamlet, Cwmrhydyceirw, Clase, Ynystawe and Ynysforgan. Landscape and geography Morriston is in the Lower Swansea Valley, adjoining the River Tawe, on terrain sloping gently downwards to the east and steeply upwards to the west. It is centred on Woodfield Street, a shopping area that runs in a north–south axis. The street features two of Morriston's most notabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clase
Clase is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea, Wales within the Mynydd-Bach (electoral ward), Mynydd-Bach ward. Clase approximates to the housing area south of Clasemont Road between Morriston and Llangyfelach. History Clasemont was the home and therefore territorial designation of Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet who founded Morriston, Swansea on the basis of copper-smelting, brass manufacture, tin-plating and coal mining - coal is a major local mineral and copper was imported from other parts of Wales and from Cornwall. Before then, Morriston was a rural and woodland part of Llangyfelach. Landmarks The 16-storey Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency building is on top of the hill on which Clase rests and is visible from several miles away. Clase from the 1960s until 2000s had a number of high rise tower blocks thereafter replaced by various uses such as low rise housing, a multi-use sports pitch and an open green. Planning policies Clase is in a Communities Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morriston (electoral Ward)
Morriston ((Welsh language, Welsh:''Treforys'' or ''Treforus'')) is an Ward (politics), electoral ward in Swansea, Wales. It is coterminous with the Morriston Community (Wales), community. Morriston is one of two five member wards in the City and County of Swansea council, City and County of Swansea local authority area. In population terms, it is the largest ward in the Welsh Assembly constituency of Swansea East (Assembly constituency), Swansea East and it is the largest ward the City and County of Swansea. The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Caemawr, Cwmrhydyceirw, Graig Felen, Morriston, Parc Gwernfadog, Pant-lasau, Ynysforgan and Ynystawe, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency), Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of Llansamlet (electoral ward), Llansamlet and Clydach (electoral ward), Clydach to the east; Bonymaen (electoral ward), Bonymaen and Landore (electoral ward), Landore to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in the United Kingdom. Located along Swansea Bay in southwest Wales, with the principal area covering the Gower Peninsula, it is part of the Swansea Bay region and part of the historic county of Glamorgan; also the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr. The principal area is the second most populous local authority area in Wales with an estimated population of 246,563 in 2020. Swansea, along with Neath and Port Talbot, forms the Swansea Urban Area with a population of 300,352 in 2011. It is also part of the Swansea Bay City Region. During the 19th-century industrial heyday, Swansea was the key centre of the copper-smelting industry, earning the nickname ''Copperopolis''. Etymologies The Welsh name, ''Abertawe'', translates as ''"mouth/es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabernacle Chapel , a Grade I-listed building
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Tabernacle Chapel may refer to: *Tabernacle Chapel, Aberystwyth *Tabernacle Chapel, Cardiff, a Grade II*-listed building *Tabernacle Chapel, Llandovery, a Grade II*-listed building *Tabernacle Chapel, Llanelli, a Grade II*-listed building *Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston The Tabernacle Chapel (''Capel y Tabernacl'' in Welsh), also known as Libanus Chapel, is a Grade I listed chapel on Woodfield Street in Morriston, Swansea, Wales. History Designed by the architect John Humphrey and built at a cost of £15,000 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea Vale Railway
The Swansea Vale Railway (SVR) was a railway line connecting the port of Swansea in South Wales to industries and coalfields along the River Tawe on the northern margin of Swansea, by taking over a tramroad in 1846. It was extended to Brynamman in 1868. Passengers were carried from 1860, and a loop line through Morriston was built. The company was profitable but it was always short of capital, and it looked for a larger company to buy it out. The Midland Railway did so in 1874 when it leased the network, and it absorbed it in 1876. The Midland Railway used the line to get access to Swansea, which it had long sought. After 1923 the Midland's successor transferred the through traffic to another route. Road omnibus services abstracted much of the local passenger business, and only anthracite traffic kept the line going. When that industry declined the railway mineral traffic followed, and from 1965 closures set in. Parts of the network continued for a time, but by 1983 the entire li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea District Line
The Swansea District line ( cy, Llinell Bwrdeistref Abertawe) is a section of railway line running through the northern part of Swansea, Wales and is primarily used for freight transportation, although minimal passenger services also traverse the route. It was built by the Great Western Railway in 1912 to provide a faster and less steeply graded route between London and Fishguard, in connection with the recently opened harbour at the latter place. It can thereby claim to be the last mainline railway to have been built in Wales. The double track line runs from Cwrt Sart junction at Briton Ferry on the South Wales Main Line to Morlais junction near Pontarddulais on the Heart of Wales line. Current usage The line is currently used mainly for freight traffic, but Transport for Wales run two or three services along the line in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays, one of which is the daytime boat train between Fishguard Harbour and Cardiff. The boat train service is run in connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morriston Railway Station
Morriston railway station served the community of Morriston, Swansea, Wales from 1881 to 1965 on the Morriston Branch. History The station opened on 9 May 1881 by the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran .... The station was situated south of Clase Road on the A48. The station's name was changed to Morriston West in January 1950 to avoid confusion with another Morriston station. The station closed to passengers on 11 June 1956 and completely on 4 October 1965. No trace of the station remains and the site is lost under the A4067 Neath Road. References Disused railway stations in Swansea Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1881 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 1881 establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Swansea Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1150393.jpg , borough = Swansea, City and County of Swansea , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = Transport for Wales , platforms = 4 , code = SWA , classification = DfT category C1 , original = South Wales Railway , pregroup = Great Western Railway , postgroup = Great Western Railway , opened = as ''Swansea High Street'' , years = 6 May 1968 , events = Renamed ''Swansea'' , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea, Wales. It is measured from London Paddington (via Stroud) on the National Rail network. In 2021/22 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llansamlet Railway Station
Llansamlet railway station is a minor station in Llansamlet, Swansea, south Wales. The station is located below street level at Frederick Place in Peniel Green, from (via Stroud). It is served by local trains operated by Transport for Wales on the South Wales Main Line The South Wales Main Line ( cy, Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. ... between Swansea and Cardiff. Former station The former GWR station (from its 1885 opening until closed in 1964) was situated approximately west of the present station, at , on the embankment to the west of the Station Road bridge. Blocked access steps leading up to the platform can still be seen today on the northern approach to the bridge. Facilities The station has two (offset) platforms: *Platform 1, situated east of the Frederick Place overbridge, is for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea Canal
The Swansea Canal (Welsh: ''Camlas Abertawe'') was a canal constructed by the Swansea Canal Navigation Company between 1794 and 1798, running for from Swansea to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf in South Wales. It was steeply graded, and 36 locks were needed to enable it to rise over its length. The main cargos were coal, iron and steel, and the enterprise was profitable. Sold to the Great Western Railway in 1873, it continued to make a profit until 1895. A period of decline followed, with the last commercial traffic using the waterway in 1931. Subsequently, parts of it were closed and filled in under a succession of owners, but around remain in water. The Swansea Canal Society, formed in 1981, is actively involved in plans for its restoration. Background The canal was constructed to transport coal from the upper Swansea Valley to Swansea docks for export, or for use in the early metallurgical industries in the Lower Swansea Valley. The period 1830-1840 saw the development of towns aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swansea Enterprise Park
The Swansea Enterprise Park ( cy, Parc Anturiaeth Abertawe) is a combined business park, retail park and industrial estate in Swansea, Wales. In 1981 it became the first enterprise zone in the United Kingdom, and the largest.Swansea Student Information Pack Originally it was named the ''Swansea Enterprise Zone''. The designated area covers parts of the Llansamlet and wards in the , |
Semi-detached Housing
A semi-detached house (often abbreviated to semi) is a single family duplex dwelling house that shares one common wall with the next house. The name distinguishes this style of house from detached houses, with no shared walls, and terraced houses, with a shared wall on both sides. Often, semi-detached houses are built in pairs in which each house's layout is a mirror image of the other's. Semi-detached houses are the most common property type in the United Kingdom (UK). They accounted for 32% of UK housing transactions and 32% of the English housing stock in 2008. Between 1945 and 1964, 41% of all properties built were semis. After 1980, the proportion of semis built fell to 15%. History of the semi-detached house in the United Kingdom Housing the rural working classes Housing for the farm labourer in 1815 typically had one downstairs room with an extension for a scullery and pantry, and two bedrooms upstairs. The house would be of brick, stone if it occurred locally, or cob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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