Gowerton

Gowerton is a large village and community, about 4 miles northwest of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gowerton railway station and Loughor Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the village of , . 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.

Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of , . The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.

Archaeological site
was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of in the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gorseinon and Loughor.

Town
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , . Historically in , it lies on the estuary of the . The town has a community council under the name .

Gowerton

Latitude
51.6461° or 51° 38′ 46″ north
Longitude
-4.0615° or 4° 3′ 41″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C3QJWWQ+CC
Geo­Names ID
7294198
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