Swansea city centre in 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...

, 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...

, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle

Castle, Swansea

Castle is an electoral ward and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Castle covers most of the heart of the City of Swansea...

 ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre

Quadrant Shopping Centre

The Quadrant Shopping Centre is the principal under-cover shopping centre in Swansea, Wales. The centre opened in 1979. Since the 1980s it has been home to the Swansea Devil, a controversial carved wooden statue of the Devil....

; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the Castle; Parc Tawe; and the Maritime Quarter

Maritime Quarter

The Maritime Quarter, or Swansea Marina, is a residential area of Swansea, Wales, UK located immediately south of the city centre shopping core. It falls within Swansea's Castle ward...

 extending down to the seafront.
Swansea's early 18th century industrial development shaped the development of today's city centre.