Gorseinon
Sign in to saveGorseinon is a town within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century, when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries. It is around north west of Swansea City Centre. Gorseinon is a local government community with an elected town council.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- A4240 Alexandra Road, Gorseinon - geograph.org.uk - 1480632.jpg
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Gower
- UK place.official_name
- Gorseinon
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Swansea
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- West Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Gower
- UK place.post_town
- SWANSEA
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA4
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01792
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS585985
- UK place.population_ref
- Town: 8,696Urban Area: 20,581
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Religious development
- Agricultural and industrial development
- Governance
- County Council
- Town Council
- Economy
- Twin town
- Facilities
- Sport and leisure
- Education
- Notable residents
- Transport
- Geology
- Bedrock Geology
- Grovesend formation
- Swansea Member Formation
- Drift Geology
- Economic Geology
- Structural Geology
- References
- External links
Gorseinon is a town within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century, when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries. It is around north west of Swansea City Centre. Gorseinon is a local government community with an elected town council.
The population of the Gorseinon town council area in the 2011 Census was 8,693. However, the ONS defines an area called the Gorseinon Urban Area, which comprises all of the continuous built-up area in and around Gorseinon. This area includes Gorseinon, Loughor, Garden Village and Penllergaer and had a population of 20,581.