River Loughor
The River Loughor is a river in Wales which marks the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. The river is sourced from an underground lake at the Black Mountain emerging at the surface from Llygad Llwchwr which translates from the Welsh as "eye of the Loughor".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Carmarthenshire, Wales
- Also known as: “Afon Llwchwr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loughor Viaduct and Loughor Castle.
Loughor Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the Loughor road bridge. The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status.
Loughor Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.
Loughor bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Loughor bridge is a road crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between Loughor, Gorseinon, and Swansea on the east side and Llanelli and south Carmarthenshire to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bynea and Loughor.
Bynea
Suburb
Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.
Loughor
Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor is a town in Swansea, Wales. Historically in Glamorgan, it lies on the estuary of the River Loughor. The town has a community council under the name Llwchwr.
Kingsbridge
Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsbridge, is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Kingsbridge ward. It covers the south east of the town of Gorseinon. Kingsbridge is situated 1½ miles east of River Loughor.
River Loughor
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover River Loughor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“River Loughor” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Stêr Llwchwr”
- Cebuano: “River Loughor”
- French: “Loughor (fleuve)”
- French: “Loughor”
- German: “River Loughor”
- Irish: “Afon Llwchwr”
- Japanese: “Loughor川”
- Livvi: “Afon Llwchwr”
- Polish: “Loughor (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Loughor”
- Swedish: “River Loughor”
- Welsh: “Afon Llwchwr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wern-olau and Penclawdd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loughor Castle and Bynea railway station.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cardiff, Swansea, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, and Newport.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. 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 “River Loughor”. Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.