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Swansea info
Swansea (Welsh:
Abertawe - "aber" river-mouth + river
Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales, situated
on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower
peninsula. The name Swansea is believed to come
from "Sweyn's Ey" ("ey" being
a Germanic word for "island") and to
have originated in the period when the Vikings
plundered the south Wales coast.
Areas in the Swansea
county:
Clase
Blaen-Y-Maes
Penlan
Townhill
Mayhill
Mount Pleasant
Gorseinon
Llansamlet
FforestFach
Morriston
Penllegaer
Treboeth
Park View Estate
St.Thomas
Loughor
Sketty
Dunvant
Uplands
 The
city boundaries are widely drawn: they
include a large amount of open countryside, towns
like Gorseinon and Loughor, and the Gower peninsula.
A healthy proportion of the population of the
city and county are Welsh speakers: 13.4% at the
2001 census, as compared with 11% for the capital
city, Cardiff.
Swansea is Wales' second city,
and it grew to its present importance during the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, becoming
a centre of heavy industry. However, it did not
enjoy the same degree of immigration as Cardiff
and the eastern valleys. Consequently, it retains
close links with agriculture and rural life. According
to the mid-year estimates for 2002, the population
of Swansea was about 230,000.
The city
In addition to being a holiday resort, Swansea
is also a commercial centre, and the recently
regenerated dock areas are home to some cutting-edge
hi-tech industries. One of the most well-known
employers in Swansea is the Driver and Vehicle
Licensing Agency, or DVLA. Whilst the city itself
has a long history, many of the city centre buildings
are post-war as much of the centre was destroyed
by World War II bombing in the so-called Three
Nights' Blitz. Within the city centre, sites worth
a visit are the ruins of a castle, the Marina,
the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Museum,
the Dylan Thomas Centre, the Environmental Centre,
and the Central Market, which is the largest covered
market in Wales. It backs onto the Quadrant shopping
centre which was built in the seventies.
Wind Street is the city's main watering hole
and also the location of many high quality restaurants.
Many of these buildings were originally banks
(or the old central post office) and thus are
substantially larger than some of the other city
centre pubs. Discos and clubs line the Kingsway
and this street is one of two hubs of central
Swansea nightlife. The other being the aforementioned
Wind Street. St Helen's Road connects the city
centre with the Brynmill area, and has many Indian
and Bangladeshi restaurants and shops on it: convenient
when walking back from the Kingsway to Brynmill
in the evening.
Swansea was granted city status
in 1969, to mark Prince Charles's investiture
as the Prince of Wales. It obtained the further
right to a have Lord Mayor in 1982.
Transport
Swansea is on the mainline railway. Its High Street
railway station is part of the South Wales Main
Line railway line, a branch of the Great Western
Main Line, and also gets Arriva services on their
way to west Wales: Carmarthen, Milford Haven and
Haverfordwest. The Heart of Wales train service
begins (or terminates, depending on your point
of view) at High Street station, its bright orange
and yellow carriage travelling via Gowerton to
Llanelli where it joins the Heart of Wales line.
Swansea is close to the M4 motorway (junctions
42 to 48 inclusive), the main artery for road
traffic through south Wales. It is a National
Express stop, and for a short while was on the
Megabus route. The Swansea-Cardiff shuttle bus
is heavily used. Swansea is also on the Traws-Cambria
route which connects the north and south of the
country together via Aberystwyth, a bus so well-known
in Wales that songs have been written about it.
The local commercial bus companies include FirstCymru.
Some rural routes in the county are funded by
the local council; this includes the majority
of the services on Gower, for example, which are
operated by Pullman Coaches.
Swansea Airport is situated
on Fairwood Common on Gower. It is primarily a
domestic airport. It was first built during WWII
when there was no need for an inquiry. Air Wales
operated services from Swansea, but ceased to
use the airport from late 2004.
Some submarine communications cables leave the
mainline of Great Britain from Oxwich Bay on Gower.
There is a thriving passenger ferry service between
Swansea and Cork.
Much of the apparently baffling design of the
public transport system (a bus and train station
two miles apart, for example, with until recently
minimal connection between the two) results from
historical legacy.
About Wales
Wales is a Celtic country and
one of the four constituent parts of the United
Kingdom (along with England, Scotland, and Northern
Ireland). Wales is located in the south-west of
Great Britain, and is bordered by England to the
east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's
Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the
north.
The main population and industrial areas are
in South Wales, consisting of the cities of Cardiff,
Swansea and Newport
and surrounding areas.
Wales
towns
Aberaeron |
Abercarn |
Aberdare |
Abergavenny |
Abergele |
Aberporth |
Abersychan |
Abertillery |
Aberystwyth |
Amlwch |
Ammanford |
Anglesey |
Bala |
Gwynedd |
Bargoed |
Barmouth |
Barry |
Beaumaris |
Bethesda |
Betws-y-Coed |
Blackwood |
Blaenavon |
Brackla |
Bridgend |
Briton Ferry |
Brynmawr |
Buckley |
Builth Wells |
Caerphilly |
Caersws |
Caldicot |
Chepstow |
Chirk |
Cilgerran |
Colwyn Bay |
Connah's Quay |
Conwy |
Corwen |
Cowbridge |
Criccieth |
Crickhowell |
Crumlin |
Crymych |
Cwmbran |
Cwmcarn |
Ebbw Vale |
Ewloe |
Felinheli |
Fishguard |
Flint |
Glanamman |
Glynneath |
Goodwick |
Gorseinon |
Harlech |
Hawarden |
Holyhead |
Holywell |
Kidwelly |
Knighton |
Lampeter |
Laugharne |
Llan Ffestiniog |
Llandeilo |
Llandovery |
Llandrindod Wells |
Llandudno |
Llandudno Junction |
Llanelli |
Llanfair Caereinion |
Llanfairfechan |
Llanfyllin |
Llangefni |
Llangollen |
Llanrwst |
Llantrisant |
Llantwit Major |
Llanwchaiarn |
Llanwrtyd Wells |
Llanymynech |
Llwynypia |
Loughor |
Machynlleth |
Maerdy |
Maesteg |
Menai Bridge |
Mold |
Mostyn |
Mountain Ash |
Narberth |
Nefyn |
New Quay |
Newborough |
Newbridge |
Newcastle Emlyn |
Newport |
Newtown |
Old Colwyn |
Overton-on-Dee |
Penarth |
Pencoed |
Penmaenmawr |
Pontardawe |
Pontrhydyfen |
Pontypool |
Pontypridd |
Porth |
Porthcawl |
Porthmadog |
Prestatyn |
Pwllheli |
Queensferry |
Rhayader |
Rhosllanerchrugog |
Rhuddlan |
Rhyl |
Rhymney |
Risca |
Saltney |
Shotton |
St Clears |
St Asaph |
Talgarth |
Tenby |
Tondu |
Tonypandy |
Tredegar |
Tregaron |
Treorchy |
Tywyn |
Usk |
Whitland |
Wrexham |
Ynyshir |
Ystrad Mynach |
Ystradgynlais |
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