Cockett
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Cockett () is a district and community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about north-west of Swansea city centre. It includes the eastern half of Gowerton.
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- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Y Cocyd
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Swansea
- Population
- 12586
- Area
- 859.54
- Image
- Cockett, Waunarlwydd Road - geograph.org.uk - 184797.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- SS629939
- Commons category
- Cockett
- historic county
- Glamorgan
- P8168
- Bristol
- P12749
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Cockett () is a district and community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about north-west of Swansea city centre. It includes the eastern half of Gowerton.
Cockett, in common with much of western Swansea, was the result of late Victorian and early twentieth century expansion. More housing estates were developed during the 20th century and further housing was constructed near the Townhill district in the early 2000s. The area now has a broad mix of housing stock. 83 per cent of the property in the Cockett neighbourhood is owner occupied. The South Wales Police regional headquarters for Swansea were based in Cockett, as is Dylan Thomas Community School. The South Wales Police regional headquarters are now located closer to the city centre however. There are a few shops in central Cockett, but the nearest shopping districts are on Carmarthen Road (A483) to the north and the Swansea West Business Park to the north-west.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cockett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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