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On the northern edge of the greyhound stadium was a racecourse with a football ground inside the centre of it. It is unclear if it was ever used for horse racing. The greyhound stadium opened around 1949 and had a large circumference of 484 metres with distances of 312, 430 and 525 yards. Races included the Swansea Derby. [2]
The Tesco Extra store at Parc Fforestfach had a gross floorspace of 112,000 sq ft (10,400 m 2) in 2003 (and has since been expanded) making it the largest in Wales. [4] [5] [6] Swansea West Business Park is the largest post-war industrial estate in Swansea. [7] It is the location of 140 businesses employing 1,500 people.
White City, Swansea Greyhound Track was a greyhound racing track in Fforestfach, north-west of Swansea, Wales. It is not to be confused with the Fforestfach track on Ystrad Road that was built later and was called the Swansea Greyhound Stadium. Greyhound Racing started near Pen-llwyn-eithin Farm on 7 July 1928 when over 5,000 attended the race ...
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Fforest Fach is formed from sandstones and mudstones of the St. Maughans Formation of the Old Red Sandstone laid down during the Devonian period.Some of the sandstone beds on the north-eastern spur of the hill have been quarried in the past for building stone or possibly for use as roof tiles.
What happened at Swansea's Oct. 1 and 10 information sessions The building at 68 Stevens Road that houses the town offices was gifted in 1890, when Swansea’s population was 1,456.
There are over seventy named beaches in the Swansea area. Some of the larger beaches have seaside resort amenities and are easily accessible by road. For those seeking more adventure and tranquillity there are some beaches that are only accessible on foot by trekking over cliffs or through farmland.
Only three flapping (unlicensed) independent tracks remained in Wales at Swansea, Bedwellty and Ystrad Mynach. [ 7 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Harry George secretary of Greyhound Company Cardiff failed in a bid for Oxford Stadium following Cardiff's closure and Denis Diffley a London businessman also failed in a 21 year lease bid leaving Oxford close to ...