Swansea Glamorgan Wales

The county area includes swansea bay welsh.

Swansea glamorgan wales. Bae abertawe and the gower peninsula swansea s position on the southwest coast of wales is within the historic county boundaries of glamorgan and the ancient welsh. Glamorgan contains two cities cardiff the county town and from 1955 the capital city of wales and swansea. With a population approaching 250 000 it is the second largest city in wales and on the beautiful gower peninsula the united kingdom s first designated area of outstanding natural beauty. Abertawe abɛrˈtauɛ mouth of the tawe officially known as the city and county of swansea is a coastal city and county in wales.

Ever more sophisticated machines were powering the various works and coal was required to fuel the industry. Swansea called by the welsh abertawe the metropolis of wales and in variety of products the metallurgical centre of the united kingdom is situated at the mouth of the tawe in glamorgan and is the most westerly seaport in the bristol channel. Dinas a sir abertawe in wales. In the late 18th century industry was booming in the area around swansea in wales.

Archaeological finds are mostly confined to the gower peninsula and include items from the stone age bronze age and iron age. The highest point in the county is craig y llyn 600 metres 2 000 ft which is situated near the village of rhigos in the cynon valley. Swansea ˈ s w ɒ n z i.