Upper Forge

Upper Forge is a locality in Clydach, Swansea, Wales. Upper Forge is situated nearby to the suburb Graigfelen, as well as near Vardre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cwm Clydach RSPB Reserve and Morriston Hospital.

Cwm Clydach RSPB Reserve

Nature reserve

Cwm Clydach is a nature reserve on the outskirts of Clydach, Swansea, Wales. It is run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It is ancient broadleaved woodland and is home to breeding pied flycatchers, redstarts, dippers and buzzards.

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. Morriston Hospital is situated 2 miles southwest of Upper Forge.

Coedgwilym cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Kevin Flynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clydach and Craig-cefn-parc.

Clydach

Town

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clydach is a village and community in Swansea, Wales, within the Clydach ward and the Llangyfelach parish. It is located 6 miles northeast of Swansea city centre.

Craig-cefn-parc

Village

Craig-cefn-parc is a village near Clydach, outside Swansea, Wales. It falls within the Mawr ward of Swansea. The name means "park ridge rock". Cwm Clydach RSPB nature reserve is located at the south of the village, near the New Inn Public House, at the boundary between Craig-cefn-parc and Clydach.

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.

Upper Forge

Type: Locality
Location: Clydach, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.70332° or 51° 42′ 12″ north

Longitude

-3.90146° or 3° 54′ 5″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

9C3RP33X+8C

GeoNames ID

13270681

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