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
Cwmdu is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The western part falls within the Cockett ward and the eastern part falls within the Cwmbwrla ward. Cwmdu approximates to the settlement around Middle Road between Cwmbwrla and G…
Cwm-Hwnt is a tiny hamlet to the west of Rhigos and south of Cefn Rhigos in the Cynon Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys.
Cwm Clydach is a nature reserve on the outskirts of Clydach, Swansea (Wales). It is run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
Cowbridge Road West (Welsh: Heol y Bontfaen Gorllewin) is a major road in western Cardiff, the capital of Wales and forms part of the A48 road.
Coedffranc North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
Coedffranc Central is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
Cefn Hengoed is a suburban district in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling into the Bon-y-maen ward.
Cefn Glas is an area of the town of Bridgend, Wales.
Carreg Dwfn (also referred to as Careg Dwfn and Carregydwfn and referred to also as Careg-y-dwfan. ) is a hill four miles southeast of Llandeilo and just to the south of the village of Trap in the county of Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It lies at t…
Carreg Cadno ('rock of the fox' in English) is a hill five miles northeast of Abercraf in the county of Powys, south Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. Its summit at OS grid ref SN 874161 reaches a heigh…
Carmel is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales near the village of Cross Hands.
Carmel National Nature Reserve lies close to the village of Carmel in Carmarthenshire.
Capel Y Crwys is an Independent Congregation chapel located on the Gower Peninsula in the village of Three Crosses, Swansea. It is the largest chapel on the Gower earning itself the colloquial name of Gower's "Cathedral". With a history of over two …
Caegarw is a large village situated in Mountain Ash, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales.
Bryncoch North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales forming part of the parish of Blaenhonddan.
Brunswick is an inner city neighbourhood of Swansea, Wales. The area is bounded by St. Helens Road to the south and Walter Road to the north. The eastern limit is Page Street and it is bounded by Bryn-y-Mor Road and Westbury Street to the west.
Brandy Hill is a hill in South Wales between Pendine and Whitland, and south-west of St. Clears.
This article is about the former GWR station at Ammanford Colliery.