River Tawe

The River Tawe is a 30-mile long river in . Its headwaters flow initially east from its source below south of Moel Feity in the , the westernmost range of the , before the river turns south and then southwest to its estuary at .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dylan Thomas Centre and National Waterfront Museum.

Museum
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an arts centre located in the Maritime Quarter in , Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Museum
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
The , Swansea or NWMS is a in , , forming part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. It is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Theater building
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a theatre in the Maritime Quarter, in the centre of the city of in . The theatre officially opened under its present name in 1983, but was home to the Swansea Little Theatre from 1979.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include SA1 Swansea Waterfront and St Thomas.

Quarter
is mixed commercial and residential development on brownfield in the northern part of Swansea Docks, . The area lies directly to the southeast of Swansea city centre.

Suburb
Photo: J WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban district and community in , . It is a mainly residential area which lies east of Swansea city centre across the River Tawe and falls within the ward.

Suburb
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburban district of , , falling within the St. Thomas ward. lies at the southern foot of just east of St.

River Tawe

Latitude
51.61667° or 51° 37′ north
Longitude
-3.93194° or 3° 55′ 55″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C3RJ389+M6
Geo­Names ID
2636170
Wiki­data ID
Q1364559
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Satellite Map

Discover River Tawe from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“River Tawe” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Tawe”
  • Breton: “Afon Tawe”
  • Breton: “Tawe”
  • Cebuano: “River Tawe”
  • Chinese: “塔威河”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاو”
  • German: “River Tawe”
  • German: “Tawe”
  • Irish: “Afon Tawe”
  • Italian: “Tawe”
  • Japanese: “Tawe川”
  • Livvi: “Afon Tawe”
  • Polish: “Tawe”
  • Serbian: “Тауи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tawe”
  • Slovenian: “Tawe”
  • Spanish: “Río Tawe”
  • Swedish: “River Tawe”
  • Welsh: “Afon Tawe”
  • Welsh: “Tawe”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as St Thomas and Dan-y-graig.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swansea Museum and Swansea Castle.

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