Gendros is a suburban district of the City and County of
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 ...
,
Wales
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falling within the
Cockett ward. Gendros approximates to the settlement northwest of Carmarthen Road (A483 road) between
Cwmdu and
Penlan
Penlan is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales in the Penderry ward. The area is set on top of a hill, which overlooks Townhill, Kilvey Hill and Swansea Bay.
Leisure
Local amenities include the Penlan leisure centre, which incorporates a swimmin ...
. Other areas surrounding Gendros are
Blaen-y-Maes
Blaen-y-Maes is a local authority maintained housing estate of the City and County Swansea, Wales. It falls within the Penderry
Penderry ( cy, Penderi) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wa ...
,
Ravenhill,
Cwmbwrla
Cwmbwrla ( en, Bwrla valley) is a residential area and community of Swansea in Wales, within the Cwmbwrla ward of the city. Located on rising ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the city centre, it takes its name from the valley of the Bur ...
,
Cockett
Cockett ( cy, Y Cocyd) is a district and community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about north-west of Swansea city centre. It includes the eastern half of Gowerton.
Cockett, in common with much of western Swans ...
,
Fforestfach
Fforestfach is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales which developed during the Victorian era as part of the expansion of Swansea, and to service several collieries in the area. It lies within the Cockett ward, between the districts of Waunar ...
and
Mayhill and
Townhill. Its post code begins with SA5.
Gendros has two churches, a primary school, a community centre, 2 parks, a library and multiple shops throughout, it's connected to upper kings head, Carmarthen road and middle road.
It is also the birthplace of the famous British boxer
Enzo Maccarinelli
Enzo Maccarinelli (born 20 August 1980) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2016. He held the WBO cruiserweight title from 2006 to 2008. At regional level, he held the European and British cruiserweight titles betwe ...
, a former World Cruiserweight Champion. It is also home to Chris Holley, the ex-mayor of Swansea.
The former boxer
Neville Meade
Neville Meade (12 September 1948 – 13 March 2010) was a British boxer from Swansea. Born in Montserrat, he moved to Wales at the age of nine. He rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1974 Commonweal ...
also resided in the area during the 1980s and 1990s.
Districts of Swansea
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