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Entrance to Parc Tawe North. Parc Tawe is a retail park and leisure area in Swansea. It is located in the eastern area of the city centre on the west bank of the River Tawe in the Lower Swansea. The area includes "out-of-town" style stores with car parks located outside the shopping area.
The 30-acre (12 ha) site acquired by RT properties has been re-developed as a business park branded Swansea Gate Business Park. [4] [5] The 24,600-square-metre (265,000 sq ft) car parts factory was later closed and is now used as a film studio. [6] [7] BP has a storage site south east of the Fabian Way adjacent to Swansea Docks.
The A17 is a major route for large goods vehicles (LGV) accessing Lincolnshire and Norfolk from northern England and the Midlands and is also a major holiday route particularly in the summer months for cars and caravans making their way from the north of England to East Anglian seaside resorts of Hunstanton, Wells-next-the-Sea, Sheringham ...
The City and County of Swansea is a principal area in south Wales.It covers an area of 380 km 2 (150 sq mi) [1] and in 2021 the population was approximately 237,800. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.
Waterloo Park is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Norwich's city centre. The park is bounded on the east by Angel Road, and to the west by Aylsham Road (the A1402). To the south is Angel Road Infant School, and Philadelphia Lane lies to the north. [36] There is parking, accessed from Angel Road, and two bus routes from the city centre pass nearby. [37]
The park was originally part of the Vivian family estate. It was purchased by Swansea County Borough Council in 1919 for use as a public park. Park superintendent Daniel Bliss, who was trained at Kew Gardens, was conceived of the Singleton Farm botanical gardens and Ornamental Gardens. He was the main driver behind the purchase of the estate.
Local amenities include the premises of the City of Swansea Gymnastic Club, and Ravenhill Park. A chocolate factory on the business park, named "The Chocolate Factory", has guides and exhibits showing the process of making chocolate. [8] Ravenhill Park was opened in 1931 after Lowe's farm was purchased for £4,170. [9]
Map of places in Swansea compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Swansea, Wales