Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is a suburban neighbourhood of Swansea, Wales. The area is centred on the main road, called Mount Pleasant, immediately to the north of Swansea city centre, which connects the city centre to the Townhill and Mayhill districts to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: suburb of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Mount Pleasant, Swansea” and “Swansea Mount Pleasant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Swansea Railway Station.
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is the public art gallery of the City and County of Swansea, in Wales, United Kingdom. The gallery is situated in Alexandra Road, near Swansea railway station, opposite the old Swansea Central Library. Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is situated 1,200 feet east of Mount Pleasant.
Swansea Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Gordon Cragg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea, Wales. It is sited 216 miles 7 chains from London Paddington, via Stroud, on the National Rail network, although most services use a shorter route via Bristol Parkway. Swansea Railway Station is situated 2,100 feet east of Mount Pleasant.
Swansea Castle
Castle
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swansea Castle is located in the city centre of Swansea, Wales, UK. It was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1107 as the caput of the lordship of Gower. The castle is now ruined and only two blocks remain, though the site has been improved in the 2010s for use as a public space. Swansea Castle is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Mount Pleasant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayhill and Hafod.
Mayhill
Suburb
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Mayhill is a district of Swansea, Wales, situated on historic Townhill, a 175m high landform north west of the city centre, the urban geography of which is divided between the Townhill district to the west and Mayhill to the east.
Hafod
Suburb
Hafod is a district of the city of Swansea, Wales, and lies just north of the city centre, within the Landore ward. Hafod is the home to the Hafod Copperworks, founded in 1810 and closed in 1980, which is now being developed into an industrial heritage site.
Mount Pleasant
- Categories: suburb and education
- Location: Castle, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Mount Pleasant” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Mount Pleasant, Abertawe”
- Welsh: “Mount Pleasant, Abertawe”
- Welsh: “Mount Pleasant”
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