Clase is a suburban district of the City and County of

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within the Mynydd-Bach ward. Clase approximates to the housing area south of Clasemont Road between

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and

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. Clase estate consists mainly of social housing which was developed from the 1950s onwards.

History

Clasemont was the home and therefore

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who founded

on the basis of copper-smelting,

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manufacture, tin-plating and coal mining - coal is a major local mineral and copper was imported from other parts of Wales and from

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. Before then, Morriston was a rural and woodland part of

Landmarks

The 16-storey

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building is at the bottom of Longview Road, Clase, close to its junction with Clasemont Road, and is visible from several miles awa

Clase from the 1960s until 2000s had a number of high rise

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s thereafter replaced by various uses such as

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housing, a multi-use sports pitch and an open green.

Planning policies

Clase is in a

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area together with Caemawr under the designation of Clase & Caemawr Communities First Partnership.

References

External links

Communities First - Clase and Caemawr
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