🏴 🏴 Architect Charles Tamlin Ruthen is associated with Gowerton. He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Sanitary Institute.
Gowerton, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
🏴 Gowerton (Tregŵyr) is a large village and community, about 4 miles north west of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to the Gower Peninsula. Gowerton's original name was Ffosfelin. The village falls within the Gowerton electoral ward of the City and County of Swansea Council, which elects one councillor. The built-up area includes Waunarlwydd.
In 1980, the Welsh National Eisteddfod (named after Dyffryn Lliw, see below) was held at the Elba sports complex in the village. The Eisteddfod stone (Gorsedd stones) is located on the roundabout (grid ref. 585966) on the B4295 road to Penclawdd.
Nearby villages/towns are Penclawdd (west), Three Crosses and Dunvant (south), Waunarlwydd (east, contiguous with Gowerton), Gorseinon (north) and Loughor (north-west).
From 1974 to 1966, Gowerton was part of the district of Lliw Valley (Dyffryn Lliw) within West Glamorgan.
People from Gowerton are often referred to as "starch". When the local area processed steel for export, the steel owners and white collar workers lived in the Gowerton area; hence the name "starch". On the other hand, many of the manual workers resided in neighbouring Penclawdd and are known by the affectionate term "donks".
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Gowerton has a population of over 5,212 people. Gowerton also forms part of the wider Swansea Bay City Region which has a population of over 685,051 people. Gowerton is situated 6 km north-west of Swansea.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gowerton has links with:
🇫🇷 La Gacilly, France
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North of: 51.648
🏴 Borehamwood 51.65
🇵🇱 Ostrów Wielkopolski 51.65
South of: 51.648
🏴 Rickmansworth 51.638
🏴 High Wycombe 51.629
🇩🇪 Bitterfeld-Wolfen 51.623
East of: -4.04
🇨🇮 Treichville -4.014
🏴 Motherwell -3.985
🇲🇦 Al Hoceima -3.936
🏴 North Lanarkshire -3.922
West of: -4.04
🇪🇸 Torrelavega -4.049
🏴 Barnstaple -4.06
🏴 Aberystwyth -4.085
🇫🇷 Châteaulin -4.091
🇪🇸 Vélez-Málaga -4.1
🏴 Kirkintilloch -4.155
Antipodal to Gowerton is: 175.96,-51.648
Locations Near: Gowerton -4.03959,51.6476
🏴 Swansea -3.941,51.623 d: 7.3
🏴 Llanelli -4.193,51.787 d: 18.7
🏴 Port Talbot -3.827,51.61 d: 15.3
🏴 Neath -3.8,51.663 d: 16.6
🏴 Carmarthen -4.316,51.856 d: 30
🏴 Bridgend -3.578,51.507 d: 35.5
🏴 Barnstaple -4.06,51.08 d: 63.1
🏴 Tonypandy -3.451,51.622 d: 40.7
Antipodal to: Gowerton 175.96,-51.648
🇳🇿 Dunedin 170.474,-45.884 d: 19258.9
🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 19077.1
🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 19056.4
🇳🇿 Invercargill 168.373,-46.413 d: 19212.9
🇳🇿 Queenstown 168.658,-45.033 d: 19103.7
🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 18859.1
🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 18852.5
🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 18852.5
🇳🇿 Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 18843.9
Flood Risk: Climate Central 51.6476 -4.03959
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