Wales
Swansea
Penderry

Penlan

Penlan is a suburban area of , in the ward. The area is set on top of a hill, which overlooks , and .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburban area of Swansea, Wales
  • Also known as: “Pen-lan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe and Brynhyfryd Library.

School
is a Welsh-language comprehensive school based in Penlan, Swansea, southwest Wales. It opened in 2003 to complement Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr and to provide additional capacity following the increased demand for Welsh-medium education in the area.

Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
Photo: Beeftech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Castle Graig is a ruined residential building situated on the Cnap-llwyd common in the Trewyddfa area of , . Constructed by Sir John Morris to house the families of workers, it is one of the earliest examples of a tenement building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmead and Blaen-y-Maes.

Suburb
is a suburban district of , which falls within the . is mostly residential and approximates to the area either side of north western part of Pentregethin Road.

Suburb
is a local authority maintained housing estate of the City and County , . It falls within the ward. The local football club, AFC, was founded in 1973, and currently plays in the Swansea Senior Football League Premier Division.

Suburb
is a small in , mostly within the Cwmbwrla ward. In Welsh, the name translates to “lovely hill”. The area is mostly residential.

Penlan

Latitude
51.64768° or 51° 38′ 52″ north
Longitude
-3.96333° or 3° 57′ 48″ west
Elevation
502 feet (153 metres)
Open location code
9C3RJ2XP+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8972007061
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13266370
Wiki­data ID
Q7163075
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Satellite Map

Discover Penlan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Penlan” goes by many names.
  • French: “Penlan”
  • Welsh: “Pen-lan”
  • Welsh: “Penlan”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Penlan”. Photo: Andrew Evans, CC BY 2.0.