Swansea is a city and county in Wales. It is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the South Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands. Swansea is the third most populous county in Wales after Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taff; and the second most populous city in Wales after Cardiff. Swansea grew significantly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, becoming a centre of heavy industry. The founder of Swansea is believed to be the Viking king of Denmark Sweyn Forkbeard who, in 1013, conquered the Anglo-Saxons of Wessex and Mercia, and who controlled a vast empire including southern England, Denmark and Norway. Swansea can be roughly divided into four physical areas. To the north are the Lliw uplands which are mainly open moorland, reaching the foothills of the Black Mountain. To the west is the Gower peninsula with its rural landscape dotted with small villages. To the east is the coastal strip around Swansea Bay. Cutting though the middle from the south-east to the north-west is the urban and suburban zone stretching from the Swansea city centre to the towns of Gorseinon and Pontarddulais. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk
Local Attractions :
Dan-yr-Ogof : http://www.showcaves.co.uk/
Aberdulais Falls : http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-aberdulaisfalls
Gower Heritage Centre : www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk
Swansea FC : www.swanseacity.premiumtv.co.uk/
Oxwich Castle : http://www.castlewales.com/oxwich.html
Singleton Park and Botanical Gardens : http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1348
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