Portmead
Portmead is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales which falls within the Penderry ward. Portmead is mostly residential and approximates to the area either side of north western part of Pentregethin Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe and Olivers, Fforestfach.
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe
School
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe 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.
Olivers, Fforestfach
Restaurant
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Olivers, Fforestfach is a restaurant.
Mynyddbach Chapel
Church
Photo: Kevin Flynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynyddbach Chapel is the oldest Independent chapel in Swansea, Wales. In about 1640 a group of people met on the Sabbath and on week nights to read the Scriptures and have prayer in "Cilfwnwr" farmhouse near Llangyfelach and later at "Tirdwncyn".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaen-y-Maes and Penlan.
Blaen-y-Maes
Suburb
Blaen-y-Maes is a local authority maintained housing estate of the City and County Swansea, Wales. It falls within the Penderry ward. The local football club, Blaen-y-Maes AFC, was founded in 1973, and currently plays in the Swansea Senior Football League Premier Division.
Penlan
Suburb
Penlan is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales in the Penderry ward. The area is set on top of a hill, which overlooks Townhill, Kilvey Hill and Swansea Bay.
Fforestfach
Suburb
Photo: RB211Trent, Public domain.
Fforestfach is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales which developed during the Victorian era as part of the expansion of Swansea, and to service several collieries in the area.
Portmead
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Port Mead”
- Category: locality
- Location: Penderry, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.65077° or 51° 39′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.9735° or 3° 58′ 25″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C3RM22G+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 8972007062OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Portmead” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Portmead”
- Welsh: “Portmead”
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