Ship & Castle (NE)

Ship & Castle (NE) is a bus stop in Llwchwr, Swansea, Wales. Ship & Castle (NE) is situated nearby to the park Parc Williams, as well as near the ruins Loughor Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loughor Castle and Leucarum.

Loughor Castle

Ruins

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.

Leucarum

Archaeological site

Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of Loughor in the Welsh city of Swansea. Leucarum is situated 450 feet southwest of Ship & Castle (NE).

Loughor Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.

The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the Loughor road bridge. The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status. Loughor Viaduct is situated 1,400 feet west of Ship & Castle (NE).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loughor and Bynea.

Loughor

Town

Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loughor is a town in Swansea, Wales. Historically in Glamorgan, it lies on the estuary of the River Loughor. The town has a community council under the name Llwchwr.

Bynea

Suburb

Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.

Kingsbridge

Suburb

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kingsbridge, is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Kingsbridge ward. It covers the south east of the town of Gorseinon.

Ship & Castle (NE)

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Llwchwr, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.66276° or 51° 39′ 46″ north

Longitude

-4.07654° or 4° 4′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C3QMW7F+49

OpenStreetMap ID

node 502601004

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parc Williams and Church of St Michael.

Nearby Places

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