Castle
Castle is a community and electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Castle covers most of the heart of the City of Swansea, with Swansea Castle at its centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 13,100 residents
- Description: ward or electoral division in Swansea, Wales
- Also known as: “Castle, Swansea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swansea.com Stadium and Swansea Castle.
Swansea.com Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Swansea.com Stadium is an all-seated multi-use sports stadium and conferencing venue located in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales, hosting both rugby union and football.
Swansea Castle
Castle
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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 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uplands and Landore.
Uplands
Suburb
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Uplands is a suburb and community of Swansea, Wales. It lies about a mile to the west of Swansea city centre, and falls within the Uplands electoral ward.
Landore
Suburb
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Landore is a district and community in Swansea, Wales. The district falls in the Landore council ward. A mainly residential area, it is located about 2.5 miles north of Swansea city centre.
St Thomas
Suburb
Photo: J WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales. It is a mainly residential area which lies east of Swansea city centre across the River Tawe and falls within the St Thomas ward.
Castle
- Categories: community and ward or electoral division of the United Kingdom
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Castle”
- Cebuano: “Castle”
- Chinese: “Castle”
- French: “Castle”
- Irish: “Y Castell”
- Japanese: “カッスル”
- Japanese: “キャッスル”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Castle”
- Slovenian: “Castle”
- Swedish: “Castle, Swansea”
- Swedish: “Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell”
- Welsh: “Y Castell, Abertawe”
- Welsh: “Y Castell”
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