Kingsbridge, Swansea
Encyclopedia
Kingsbridge is a village in the City and County of Swansea
, Wales
falling within the Kingsbridge ward
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and Penllergaer
, to the east of Penyrheol
, to the north of Gowerton
and Cockett
, and to the west of Penderry
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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...
, Wales
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...
falling within the Kingsbridge ward
Kingsbridge (electoral ward)
Kingsbridge , is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Kingsbridge is part of the Llwchwr Town council area.The Kingsbridge ward is bordered by the wards of Gowerton, Cockett and Penderry to the south; Gorseinon and Penllergaer to the north and Upper Loughor to the west.The...
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Location
Kingsbridge lies to the south of GorseinonGorseinon
Gorseinon is a town in southwest Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries. It is situated in the north west of Swansea, around north west of the city centre...
and Penllergaer
Penllergaer
Penllergaer is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK, falling within the Penllergaer ward. Penllergaer is situated about 6 miles north west of Swansea city centre, near the M4 Motorway at Junction 47.-Features:...
, to the east of Penyrheol
Penyrheol
Penyrheol is a residential area of the town of Caerphilly, south Wales.It is often spelt as Pen-Yr-Heol by the local community. Penyrheol has one school, named Cwm-Ifor.-External links:*...
, to the north of 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...
and Cockett
Cockett
Cockett is a community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about north west of Swansea city centre.Cockett, in common with much of western Swansea, was the result of late Victorian and early twentieth century expansion...
, and to the west of Penderry
Penderry
Penderry is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penderry does not have a community council....
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Local Facilities
Kingsbridge has- A Welsh Football LeagueWelsh Football LeagueThe Welsh Football League is a club football league in Wales. Division One of the Welsh Football League is at Level 2 of the Welsh football league system, immediately below the national Welsh Premier League.The Welsh Football League's history stretches back to 1904 when the competition was first...
club called Garden Village AFCGarden Village F.C.Garden Village Association Football Club is a football club, based in Swansea, south west Wales and currently playing in the Welsh Football League Division Two... - Two south and west Wales radio stations called Swansea SoundSwansea SoundSwansea 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....
and 96.4 The Wave - A small business park
- Two pubs called 'The Kingsbridge Inn' and 'Tafyrn-y-Trap'
- One primary welsh school called "pont-y-brenin", which is 'Kingsbridge' in WelshWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
. - Two hairdressers
- A local shop
- A few car dealerships
- A car garage
- A mechanic teaching centre owned by Gower College SwanseaGower College SwanseaGower College Swansea is the name of the further education college in Swansea, Wales, which was formed on 20th August 2010 from the merger of Gorseinon College and Swansea College Nick Bennett, the current principal of Gorseinon College, has been offered the post of principal at the new...
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