Ilston
Ilston is a locality in Swansea, Wales. Ilston is situated nearby to the village Lunnon, as well as near Parkmill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pennard Castle and Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb.
Pennard Castle
Castle
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales.
Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Daicaregos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parc Cwm long cairn, also known as Parc le Breos burial chamber, is a partly restored Neolithic chambered tomb, identified in 1937 as a Severn-Cotswold type of chambered long barrow.
Swansea Airport
Aerodrome
Swansea Airport is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 6 miles to the west of Swansea, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishopston and Southgate.
Bishopston
Village
Bishopston is a large village and community situated on the Gower Peninsula, 6 miles west south west of the centre of Swansea in South Wales. It is partly within the Gower Peninsula Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Bishopston is situated 2½ miles east of Ilston.
Southgate
Village
Southgate is a village in the community of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales. It is also a community electoral ward for Pennard Community Council. The population in 2011 was 2,004, making up most of the population of the community.
Pennard
Village
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennard is a village and community on the south of the Gower Peninsula, about 7 miles south-west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pennard electoral ward of Swansea.
Ilston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5908° or 51° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.1081° or 4° 6′ 29″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
9C3QHVRR+8QGeoNames ID
7301675
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park Mill and Penmaen Burrows Burial Chamber.
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