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Glais

Glais is a semi-rural village in , . Nant-y-Pal is a stream running through the middle of Glais. It divides the village into two electoral wards: to the north of the stream, Glais is under the Clydach Electoral Ward; to the south, Glais is under the Llansamlet Electoral Ward.
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  • Type: Village with 838 residents
  • Description: village in Swansea, Wales
  • Also known as: “Y Glais”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coedgwilym cemetery and Statue of Sir Ludwig Mond.

Cemetery
Photo: Kevin Flynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Memorial
Photo: Els Pam Pels, CC0.
is a memorial.

Peak
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hill in south Wales lying on the border between Swansea and the county of . It is 272m / 892 ft high, and is a Marilyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clydach and Ynystawe.

Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , , within the ward and the Llangyfelach parish. It is located 6 miles northeast of Swansea city centre.

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

Village
is a village in the Swansea Valley, Wales. With Craig and a part of , it forms the electoral ward in the county borough.

Glais

Latitude
51.68938° or 51° 41′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.87738° or 3° 52′ 39″ west
Population
838
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Open location code
9C3RM4QF+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 827607113
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648612
Wiki­data ID
Q5566489
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Satellite Map

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

From Basque to Welsh—“Glais” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Glais”
  • Bulgarian: “Глаис”
  • Cebuano: “Glais”
  • Dutch: “Glais”
  • French: “Glais”
  • Irish: “Y Glais”
  • Spanish: “Glais”
  • Swedish: “Glais”
  • Welsh: “Glais”
  • Welsh: “Y Glais”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glais RFC and The Globe Inn.

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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 “Glais”. Photo: Feathersk, CC0.