Afon Lliw
Afon Lliw is a stream in Swansea, Wales. Afon Lliw is situated nearby to the suburb Bynea, as well as near the town Loughor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loughor Castle and Leucarum.
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.
Leucarum
Archaeological site
Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of Loughor in the Welsh city of Swansea.
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.
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.
Penclawdd
Village
Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times.
Afon Lliw
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “River Lliw”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.65583° or 51° 39′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.08917° or 4° 5′ 21″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C3QMW46+88GeoNames ID
2643884
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