Gowerton
Gowerton is a locality in Swansea, Wales. Gowerton is situated nearby to the locality Wern-olau, as well as near Poundffald.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gowerton railway station and Loughor Castle.
Gowerton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gowerton railway station serves the village of Gowerton, Wales. It is located at street level at the end of Station Road in Gowerton, 219 miles 45 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorseinon and Kingsbridge.
Gorseinon
Town
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorseinon is a town within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century, when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries.
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.
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.
Gowerton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6461° or 51° 38′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.0615° or 4° 3′ 41″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
9C3QJWWQ+CCGeoNames ID
7294198
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