West Cross
West Cross is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales, located to the south of Swansea city centre, near Mumbles falling within the West Cross ward.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of Swansea
- Also known as: “West Cross, Swansea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oystermouth Castle and Clyne Gardens.
Oystermouth Castle
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of Mumbles.
Clyne Gardens
Park
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clyne Gardens is a botanical garden in Swansea, Wales, UK. The current park was formed from the landscaped gardens created by Glynn Vivian of the Vivian family who purchased Clyne Castle in 1860.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayals and Newton.
Mayals
Suburb
Mayals is an electoral ward and suburb of Swansea, Wales. It is located about 6 kilometers west of Swansea City Centre. Mayals is considered a part of the larger district of Mumbles, along with the nine other settlements within the community council region.
Newton
Village
Newton is a village in the city of and County of Swansea, Wales. The village is located near the Mumbles just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay. The Newton ward was a part of the Mumbles community.
Oystermouth
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oystermouth is a village in the district of Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. It is part of the Mumbles community.
West Cross
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.58722° or 51° 35′ 14″ northLongitude
-4.01029° or 4° 0′ 37″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9C3QHXPQ+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 89495932OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13267519Wikidata ID
Q16248696
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“West Cross” goes by many names.
- Irish: “West Cross”
- Welsh: “West Cross”
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