Cowbridge Grammar School
Cowbridge Grammar School was one of the best-known schools in Wales until its closure in 1974. It was replaced by a comprehensive school.
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Swansea (/ˈswɒnzi/ SWON-zee; Welsh: Abertawe [abɛrˈtauɛ], "mouth of the Tawe"), officially known as the City and County of Swansea, is a coastal city and county in Wales. It is Wales's second largest city and the UK's twenty-fifth largest city. Swansea lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands. According to its local council, the City and County of Swansea had a population of 241,300 in 2014. The last official census stated that the city, metropolitan and urban areas combined concluded to be a total of 462,000 in 2011, making it the second most populous local authority area in Wales after Cardiff. During its 19th-century industrial heyday, Swansea was a key centre of the copper industry, earning the nickname 'Copperopolis'. Since 2011, Swansea has started to expand into a larger region known as the Swansea Bay City Region. After combining with other councils, it now includes Tenby and other parts of West Wales, its population including these areas an estimated 685,051.
Population: 170,883
Latitude: 51° 37' 14.84" N
Longitude: -3° 56' 35.63" W
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Coleg Sir Gâr is a further education college in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with five campuses across the county.
Caswell Bay
Caswell Bay is a beach on the south east of the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea, Wales.
Carmarthen Bay
Carmarthen Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerfyrddin) is an inlet of the south Wales coast.
BT Tower (Swansea)
The BT Tower is located near Swansea Castle and is the second tallest building in Swansea after The Tower, Meridian Quay. It has 13 floors and is 63m/206.64 ft high.
Bridgend College
Bridgend College is a further education college based in Bridgend, Wales.
Aberdare High School
Aberdare High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Aberdâr) is a comprehensive school in Aberdare, Wales.
Ystradyfodwg
Ystradyfodwg (Vale of Tyfodwg) was an ancient upland parish in Glamorgan, Wales.
Treherbert railway station
Treherbert railway station is a railway station serving the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line 23 miles (37 km) north west of Cardiff Central.
Treboeth
Treboeth is a suburb and historical village in the Mynydd-Bach ward of Swansea, Wales. Gwyrosydd Primary School is located in Treboeth. Gwyrosydd was the Bardic name of Daniel James, author of the hymn Calon Lân, which is often sung at rugby matches…
Townhill, Swansea
Townhill is the name of a hill and residential district in Swansea, Wales, UK.
Taff's Well Thermal Spring
Taff's Well thermal spring is located in Taff's Well (Welsh: Ffynnon Taf) north of Cardiff, South Wales, UK (National Grid Reference ST 11925 83639) and an elevation of about 30m AOD. It is the only thermal spring in Wales. The spring emerges on the…
Swansea Museum
The Swansea Museum in Swansea, Wales, UK is the oldest museum in Wales.
HM Prison Swansea
HM Prison Swansea is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Sandfields area of Swansea, Wales. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is colloquially known as 'Cox's farm', after a former governor.
Sigingstone
Sigingstone is a small hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Sandfields, Port Talbot
Sandfields (Welsh: Traethmelyn) is a mainly residential district of Port Talbot, Wales. The area is located in South Wales on a narrow coastal plain between Mynydd Dinas and the sea. The M4 motorway, A48 trunk road and South Wales Main Line run near…
River Rhondda
The River Rhondda (Welsh: Afon Rhondda) is a river in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales which has two major tributaries; the Rhondda Fawr (English: Large Rhondda) and the Rhondda Fach (English: Little Rhondda).
River Neath
River Neath (Welsh: Afon Nedd) is a river in south Wales running south west from its source in the Brecon Beacons National Park to its mouth at Baglan Bay below Briton Ferry on the east side of Swansea Bay.