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Waunarlwydd
Waunarlwydd is located in Swansea
Waunarlwydd
Waunarlwydd
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  • Waunarlwydd
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CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWANSEA
Postcode districtSA5
Dialling code01792
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51°38′24″N 4°01′14″W / 51.6401°N 4.0205°W / 51.6401; -4.0205

Waunarlwydd (English: The Lord's Meadow – arlwydd is a local variant of arglwydd) is a village and community in Swansea, Wales, within the newly formed Waunarlwydd ward in 2021. Waunarlwydd became a community in 2022. New rugby club due late 2024[1]

Transport

Buses are provided by First Cymru: these are the 15 or 16 Swansea - Waunarlwydd and Swansea - Gorseinon.

The main road in and out of the village is the B4295. The nearest motorway junction is 47 Swansea West (Penllergaer) on the M4.

The original main road from Swansea was Waunarlwydd Road, which starts from Cockett Road (A4216) at the Cockett Inn pub and runs to the meeting point of Cwmbach Road and Swansea Road at the old Lamb & Flag pub.

Although the West Wales Line runs through the village, there is no actual railway station: the nearest is Gowerton.

Economy

Waunarlwydd was the home of an aluminium rolling operation owned by US company Alcoa. Alcoa announced in November 2006 that it would close the plant by the end of March 2007, with the loss of 298 jobs. Decommissioning works are now taking place, while a small workforce is still employed in homogenisation[clarification needed], where heat treatment takes place for the Kitts Green plant.[2]

TIMET, the world's largest supplier of titanium metals, is now the major employer in the village, with the mill one of four European locations.

There are 3 nursing homes: Ashgrove House, Tŷ Waunarlwydd and Tŷ Victoria.

There are two pubs in the village, the Masons Arms and the newly re-opened Farmers Arms, both located on Swansea Road. The club house for the rugby club is on Roseland Road. The old Village Inn (previously called the Domino) pub closed but was converted into the Grill House restaurant.There was a pub called The Lamb and Flag which was converted into a B&B in 1983 and then converted into a care home 1987. The Bird in Hand & Colliers Arms were 2 more pubs.

Schools

There are two primary schools in the village: one is English language medium known as Waunarlwydd Primary School, this is located on Brithwen Road and replaced the original Swansea Road school. The other, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Login Fach, is a Welsh language school located on Roseland Road.

After primary school children go on to either Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr or Gowerton Comprehensive School.

Religion

The Anglican church in the village is St Barnabas on Victoria Road. The church was built in 1888 for £1,200 in an Early English style and enlarged in 1903.[3]

There are now only 2 chapels, Seion (Zion) (Welsh Baptist - Bedyddwyr) and Sardis (Welsh Congregational, built in 1860 to seat 500[3]) are both on Swansea Road. Bethany (English Baptist, built in 1875 to seat 250[3]) on Bryn Road was closed and the land has been sold.

Sport

See also

References

  1. ^ "The City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ 298 jobs to go as factory shuts BBC News - 21 November 2006
  3. ^ a b c Kelly's South Wales Directory 1923



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