Crymlyn Burrows
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Crymlyn Burrows is an area of land in Wales
, UK
to the east of Swansea city centre
, and south of Crymlyn Bog
. It is bounded by Jersey Marine Beach to the south and the River Neath
to the east. The land west of Baldwin's Crescent falls within the City and County of Swansea
and from Baldwin's Crescent eastwards falls within Neath Port Talbot
.
The area northwest of the Fabian Way contains a small settlement at Elba Crescent and Baldwins Crescent, and areas of industry and commerce. The 1940s Swansea Bay Museum is located on Elba Crescent. The museum contains exhibits showing what life was like in the Swansea Bay
area during and just after World War II
.
and north Jersey Marine Beach is a designated biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
and is one of the last remaining places of the Swansea Bay
coastline that has remained unmodified by industrial development. The area contains sand dunes, a salt marsh
and carr woodland. The burrows also contain a rare orchid - the Fen Orchid, Liparis loeselii
. The 1000 acres (4 km²) site was acquired by St. Modwen from BP in November 2009 and will be kept as a protected leisure destination.
Elba Works site, the Gower Chemicals site, and Network Rail's Swansea Burrows yard.
Part of the Visteon industrial site was acquired by RT Properties in 2007 with Visteon consolidating their operations in the Elba Works plant. The part of the site which was sold includes factory premises and the offices and Canteen buildings fronting the Fabian Way. The plant was originally built in 1959 for the Prestcold
fridge company and was later acquired by Ford
who manufactured car axle and transmission components there. Ford later transferred the site to Visteon. The 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) site acquired by RT properties has been re-developed as a business park branded Swansea Gate Business Park.
BP
has a storage site south east of the Fabian Way adjacent to Swansea Docks
. Amazon.co.uk has a 33 acre (the size of 10 football pitches) distribution centre just north of the Jersey Marine roundabout on the Fabian Way. Engineering firm, Lloyds British has a branch near the Fabian Way.
golf course
of the Swansea Bay Golf Club lies to the east of Jersey Marine
village. It is the oldest golf club in the Swansea area. The marina of the Monkstone Sailing and Cruising Club is located at Earlswood in the east of the area, under the M4 Motorway viaduct, with access to the estuary of the River Neath.
which connects Swansea city centre
with the M4 Motorway
at junction 42. It forms a stretch of the A483 road
. It is about 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long and cuts though the centre of Crymlyn Burrows in the unitary authorities of Swansea
and Neath Port Talbot
. The Fabian Way is a dual carriageway for its whole length. The speed limit of the Fabian Way is 30 mi/h between Swansea city centre and Port Tennant
, after which the speed limit rises to 50 mi/h until the Jersey Marine traffic lights. The road is a standard national speed limit dual carriageway between Jersey Marine and the junction with the M4. It is considered to be the main entrance to Swansea City Centre
.
intends to develop a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) site close the Fabian Way as a second campus
and innovation park
. The development will be on land currently owned by BP
. The site will stretch from Swansea Docks
to Crymlyn Bog
.
Two city radio stations in the Swansea area, The Wave 96.4 FM & Swansea Sound
(both of which are owned by UTV Radio
) have plans to move from their current temporary premises in Gowerton
to a new dedicated studio complex, on the site previously occupied by Visteon just north of the Fabian Way, towards the city centre
.
A new residential development has been approved for the area north of Elba Crescent, consiting of 33 houses with a planned total of 100 and a new business area.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to the east of Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the...
, and south of Crymlyn Bog
Crymlyn Bog
Crymlyn Bog is a nature reserve and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest of international significance, near Swansea, south Wales....
. It is bounded by Jersey Marine Beach to the south and the River Neath
River Neath
River Neath 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.Several minor rivers rise on the southern slopes of Fforest Fawr...
to the east. The land west of Baldwin's Crescent falls within the City and County of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in 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...
and from Baldwin's Crescent eastwards falls within Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous county in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
.
The area northwest of the Fabian Way contains a small settlement at Elba Crescent and Baldwins Crescent, and areas of industry and commerce. The 1940s Swansea Bay Museum is located on Elba Crescent. The museum contains exhibits showing what life was like in the Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay is a bay on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan and Blackpill stream flow into the bay....
area during and just after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Nature reserve
The undeveloped salt marsh area south of the Fabian WayA483 road
The A483 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running from Swansea in Wales to Chester in England, although the official title is the Swansea to Manchester Trunk Road.-Swansea:...
and north Jersey Marine Beach is a designated biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
and is one of the last remaining places of the Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay is a bay on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan and Blackpill stream flow into the bay....
coastline that has remained unmodified by industrial development. The area contains sand dunes, a salt marsh
Salt marsh
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...
and carr woodland. The burrows also contain a rare orchid - the Fen Orchid, Liparis loeselii
Liparis loeselii
Liparis loeselii is a species of orchid endemic native to Europe, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It grows in fens, bogs and dune slacks. Known as the Fen Orchid, it is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.-Synonyms:...
. The 1000 acres (4 km²) site was acquired by St. Modwen from BP in November 2009 and will be kept as a protected leisure destination.
Industry and commerce
Industrial sites in the north eastern part of the area area include the LinamarLinamar
Based in Guelph, Ontario, Linamar Corporation is Canada's second largest automobile parts manufacturer after Magna International. Linamar manufactures and supplies automotive and industrial markets across the globe with numerous manufacturing centres across North America, Europe, and Asia.The...
Elba Works site, the Gower Chemicals site, and Network Rail's Swansea Burrows yard.
Part of the Visteon industrial site was acquired by RT Properties in 2007 with Visteon consolidating their operations in the Elba Works plant. The part of the site which was sold includes factory premises and the offices and Canteen buildings fronting the Fabian Way. The plant was originally built in 1959 for the Prestcold
Prestcold
Prestcold was a British refrigerator manufacturer, established by the Pressed Steel Co. Ltd of Oxford in 1934. Prestcold operated several manufacturing plants in the UK including Theale and Crymlyn Burrows in Wales...
fridge company and was later acquired by Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
who manufactured car axle and transmission components there. Ford later transferred the site to Visteon. The 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) site acquired by RT properties has been re-developed as a business park branded Swansea Gate Business Park.
BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
has a storage site south east of the Fabian Way adjacent to Swansea Docks
Swansea docks
Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales. The Swansea docks are located immediately south east of Swansea city centre. In the mid-19th century the port was exporting 60% of the world's copper from factories situated in the Tawe valley...
. Amazon.co.uk has a 33 acre (the size of 10 football pitches) distribution centre just north of the Jersey Marine roundabout on the Fabian Way. Engineering firm, Lloyds British has a branch near the Fabian Way.
Leisure
The 18 hole linksLinks (golf)
A links is the oldest style of golf course, first developed in Scotland. The word "links" comes from the Scots language and refers to an area of coastal sand dunes and sometimes to open parkland. It also retains this more general meaning in the Scottish English dialect...
golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
of the Swansea Bay Golf Club lies to the east of Jersey Marine
Jersey Marine
Jersey Marine is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales, UK located about east of Swansea. It falls within the Coedffranc West ward....
village. It is the oldest golf club in the Swansea area. The marina of the Monkstone Sailing and Cruising Club is located at Earlswood in the east of the area, under the M4 Motorway viaduct, with access to the estuary of the River Neath.
Fabian Way
The Fabian Way is an arterial roadArterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
which connects Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the...
with the M4 Motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
at junction 42. It forms a stretch of the A483 road
A483 road
The A483 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running from Swansea in Wales to Chester in England, although the official title is the Swansea to Manchester Trunk Road.-Swansea:...
. It is about 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long and cuts though the centre of Crymlyn Burrows in the unitary authorities of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in 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...
and Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous county in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
. The Fabian Way is a dual carriageway for its whole length. The speed limit of the Fabian Way is 30 mi/h between Swansea city centre and Port Tennant
Port Tennant
Port Tennant is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales, falling within the St. Thomas ward. Port Tennant lies at the southern foot of Kilvey Hill just east of St. Thomas and is bounded by the Fabian Way to the south. It is a mostly residential area....
, after which the speed limit rises to 50 mi/h until the Jersey Marine traffic lights. The road is a standard national speed limit dual carriageway between Jersey Marine and the junction with the M4. It is considered to be the main entrance to Swansea City Centre
Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the...
.
Future plans
Swansea UniversitySwansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
intends to develop a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) site close the Fabian Way as a second campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
and innovation park
Science park
A research park, science park, or science and technology park is an area with a collection of buildings dedicated to scientific research on a business footing. There are many approximate synonyms for "science park", including research park, technology park, technopolis and biomedical park...
. The development will be on land currently owned by BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
. The site will stretch from Swansea Docks
Swansea docks
Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales. The Swansea docks are located immediately south east of Swansea city centre. In the mid-19th century the port was exporting 60% of the world's copper from factories situated in the Tawe valley...
to Crymlyn Bog
Crymlyn Bog
Crymlyn Bog is a nature reserve and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest of international significance, near Swansea, south Wales....
.
Two city radio stations in the Swansea area, The Wave 96.4 FM & Swansea Sound
Swansea Sound
Swansea Sound is a British independent local radio station broadcasting to Swansea and surrounding areas, aimed at a core 40+ demographic. Swansea Sound was the first local radio station in Wales, and has won several awards, including the number one regional station in South Wales....
(both of which are owned by UTV Radio
UTV Radio
UTV Radio is a UK media company, and owner of several radio stations in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It is a growing branch of UTV Media....
) have plans to move from their current temporary premises in Gowerton
Gowerton
The village of Gowerton is situated about 4 miles north west of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to Gower. Gowerton's original name was Ffosfelin...
to a new dedicated studio complex, on the site previously occupied by Visteon just north of the Fabian Way, towards the city centre
Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the...
.
A new residential development has been approved for the area north of Elba Crescent, consiting of 33 houses with a planned total of 100 and a new business area.