Ynysforgan
Ynysforgan is a village in Swansea, Wales, between Morriston and Ynystawe, just off junction 45 of the M4 motorway The origins of its name are not known but ynys is Welsh for a river-meadow and Forgan is a mutation of the name Morgan; a reasonable translation of the name would therefore be Morgan's Meadow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Morriston Hospital and Swansea Vale.
Morriston Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Gerallt Pennant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morriston Hospital is a 750-bed hospital located in Cwmrhydyceirw near Morriston in Swansea, Wales. It is managed by Swansea Bay University Health Board.
Swansea Vale
Nature reserve
Swansea Vale is a 160-acre mixed used recent suburb development site in Swansea, Wales. The area is bounded east by Birchgrove; south by Swansea Enterprise Park, west by the River Tawe and north by the M4 motorway.
Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tabernacle Chapel, also known as Libanus Chapel, is a Grade I listed chapel on Woodfield Street in Morriston, Swansea, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cwmrhydyceirw and Ynystawe.
Cwmrhydyceirw
Suburb
Cwmrhydyceirw is a village in the City and County of Swansea, south Wales. The village is located about 1 mile north of Morriston town centre. It is home to the main campus of Morriston Hospital, Morriston Comprehensive School, and Cwmrhydyceirw Primary School.
Ynystawe
Village
Ynystawe is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and in the electoral ward of Morriston. It is 0.5 miles north of the M4 motorway junction 45 between Ynysforgan and Clydach in the Swansea Valley.
Morriston
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morriston is a community in the City and County of Swansea, and falls within the Morriston ward. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town; however, it has yet to receive a town charter.
Ynysforgan
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Swansea, Wales, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Morriston, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.67947° or 51° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.91834° or 3° 55′ 6″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9C3RM3HJ+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 12467117469OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Ynysforgan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ynysforgan”
- Breton: “Ynysforgan”
- Dutch: “Ynysforgan”
- French: “Ynysforgan”
- German: “Ynysforgan”
- Irish: “Ynysforgan”
- Welsh: “Ynysforgan”
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