LC, Swansea
The LC is a leisure centre located in the city centre of Swansea, Wales, UK. Originally Swansea Leisure Centre, the rebranded facility re-opened to the public on 1 March 2008 after a £32 million makeover.
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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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862 Articles of interest near Swansea, United Kingdom
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Hendy (Welsh: Yr Hendy, meaning "the old house") is a village in the community of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated on the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. It lies on the Afon Gwili just across the River Loughor from the town of P…
Hawthorn High School
Hawthorn High School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Y Ddraenen-Wen) is an English-medium comprehensive school in the village of Hawthorn near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the Country of Wales, United Kingdom.
Swansea Guildhall
The Guildhall is one of the main office buildings of the City and County of Swansea Council, designed by Percy Thomas and opened in 1934.
Groes-faen
Groes-faen is a village approximately three miles south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Gowerton railway station
Gowerton railway station (originally Gower Road and later Gowerton North) serves the village of Gowerton, Wales. It is located at street level at the end of Station Road in Gowerton. Since it is unmanned, tickets need to be bought in advance or on t…
Glyncoch
Glyncoch is a village to the north of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Dylan Thomas Centre
The Dylan Thomas Centre is an arts centre located in the Maritime Quarter in Swansea, Wales.
Dunvant
Dunvant (Welsh: Dyfnant) (Dyfn - deep; nant - stream or brook) is a suburban district in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and falls within the Dunvant ward. It is situated in a valley some 4.5 miles west of Swansea city centre.
Doctor Who campfire trailer
The Doctor Who campfire trailer is a forty-second television trailer which promoted the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Filmed on one day in a studio, it stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate as the fourth…
Clyne Gardens
Clyne Gardens is a botanical garden located in Swansea, Wales, UK. The current park was formed from the landscaped gardens created by Glynn Vivian who purchased the castle in 1860.. The estate passed to his nephew Algernon, 'The Admiral' in 1921 who…
Clase
Clase is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Mynydd-Bach ward.
Cefn Sidan
Cefn Sidan, roughly translated from Welsh, means "Silky Back".
Cefn Coed Colliery Museum
Cefn Coed Colliery Museum is a former coal mine, now operating as a museum.
Carmel, Gwynedd
Carmel is a small village near Y Fron in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The village is built up mainly of Victorian homes, with a more modern area. The village has its own school and a couple of shops, one a general store (Siop Doris) and the other a Po…
Bryncoch
Bryncoch is a suburb of the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales.
Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School
Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive is a state run school located in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Battle of Stalling Down
The Battle of Stalling Down is a battle reputed to have taken place in the late autumn or early winter of 1403, between the supporters of the Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr and those of King Henry IV of England. It was part of the Glyndŵr Rising or Wels…