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Morriston

Morriston is a community in the City and County of , and falls within the Morriston ward. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town; however, it has yet to receive a town charter.
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Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 15,800 residents
  • Description: town and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales
  • Also known as: “Treforys”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston and Church of St John.

Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tabernacle Chapel, also known as Libanus Chapel, is a Grade I listed on Woodfield Street in Morriston, Swansea, Wales.

Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
is a coeducational Catholic secondary school in the Morriston area of Swansea. It is under the remit of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cwmrhydyceirw and Plasmarl.

Suburb
is a village in the City and County of , south . The village is located about 1 mile north of Morriston town centre. It is home to the main campus of , Morriston Comprehensive School, and Primary School.

Suburb
Photo: Swanseajack4life, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or Plas-Marl, is a suburban district and historically a of the City and County of Swansea, . It falls within the old Copper Quarter of .

Village
is a village in the City and County of , , and in the electoral ward of Morriston. It is 0.5 miles north of the M4 motorway junction 45 between and in the Swansea Valley.

Morriston

Latitude
51.66675° or 51° 40′ 0″ north
Longitude
-3.92433° or 3° 55′ 28″ west
Population
15,800
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
Open location code
9C3RM38G+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 241911538
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2642180
Wiki­data ID
Q3401092
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Morriston” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Morriston”
  • Basque: “Morriston”
  • Breton: “Morriston”
  • Breton: “Treforys”
  • Bulgarian: “Мористън”
  • Catalan: “Morriston”
  • Cebuano: “Morriston”
  • Chinese: “莫里斯頓”
  • Chinese: “莫里斯顿”
  • Czech: “Morriston”
  • Dutch: “Morriston”
  • French: “Morriston”
  • German: “Morriston”
  • Irish: “Treforus”
  • Persian: “موریستون”
  • Swedish: “Morriston, Swansea”
  • Swedish: “Morriston”
  • Welsh: “Morriston”
  • Welsh: “Treforus”
  • Welsh: “Treforys”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Morriston Post Office and Morriston Library.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Morriston”. Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.