Kingsbridge, Swansea

Kingsbridge
Welsh: Pontybrenin
Kingsbridge
 Kingsbridge shown within Swansea
Population 4,008 (Census 2011)[1]
Principal areaSwansea
Ceremonial countyWest Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SWANSEA
Postcode district SA4
Dialling code 01792
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentGower
Welsh AssemblyKingsbridge ward
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

Coordinates: 51°39′47″N 4°02′24″W / 51.66304°N 4.04005°W / 51.66304; -4.04005

Kingsbridge (Welsh: Pontybrenin), is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Kingsbridge ward.

Kingsbridge lies to the south of Gorseinon and Penllergaer, to the east of Penyrheol, to the north of Gowerton and Cockett, and to the west of Penderry.

Kingsbridge has a Welsh Football League club called Garden Village AFC. There is a small business park on the outskirts of the village. The premises of two south and west Wales radio stations called Swansea Sound and 96.4 The Wave are located in Kingsbridge. The local educational facilities are: One primary Welsh school called "pont-y-brenin" and a mechanic teaching centre, part of Gower College Swansea.

References

  1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 24, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.