Morriston
Sign in to saveMorriston (; ) is a community in the City and County of Swansea, and falls within the Morriston ward.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Morriston
- UK place.welsh_name
- Treforys
- UK place.population
- 16,100
- UK place.population_ref
- (ONS estimate 2022)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS6698
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Swansea
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- West Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Swansea East
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Swansea East
- UK place.post_town
- SWANSEA
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA6
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01792
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Morriston
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Swansea
- Population
- +15831
- Area
- +734.62
- Image
- Former canal bridge over Morriston footpath - geograph.org.uk - 1330333.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Landscape and geography
- Retail
- Transport
- Tabernacle Chapel
- Morriston Park
- Industrial heritage
- Arts
- Sport
- Listed buildings
- Notable people
- Sports
- References
Morriston (; ) is a community in the City and County of Swansea, and falls within the Morriston ward.
Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town (for example, the local football club is named Morriston Town A.F.C.); however, it has yet to receive a town charter. It lies three miles northeast of the Swansea city centre and is considered part of the urbanised region. It is the most populous of Swansea's electoral divisions and is situated close to other communities including Plasmarl, Treboeth, Llansamlet, Cwmrhydyceirw, Clase, Ynystawe and Ynysforgan.