Gorseinon, Swansea. Open Daily. Free Admission.
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Brief description
Town 6 miles to the North West of Swansea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorseinon
2026: "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 6 miles (10 km) 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[2] and had a population of 20,581.
The name Gorseinon means "Einon's marsh", from the soft mutated form of Welsh cors "marsh"[3] and the male personal name Einon, the identity of whom is uncertain.[4] Einon is the southern form of the name Einion. The reason for the mutation is unclear, and one might expect "Corseinon". The short name of the village in Welsh is Y Gors (the marsh).[5][better source needed] Here the soft mutation is entirely regular (occurring when a feminine noun follows the definite article), and it may have spurred the change of Corseinon to Gorseinon. A "standard" form of the name, Corseinion, is seen in an appeal to his[clarification needed] fellow tinplate workers by Y Cymro Coch[clarification needed] in 1882.[5]
Gorseinon has a busy high street area in the centre of the town. The other major areas of employment are the nearby Garngoch Industrial estate, in Penllergaer, Gorseinon Business Park and Kingsbridge Business Park. Previously, the nearby Bryngwyn steel works and Valeo plant were major employers in the town, however they closed in the 1990s. In response to the closures, the National Assembly for Wales set up the Gorseinon Regeneration Strategy to invest in a number of regeneration schemes in the town.
A large Asda store opened in September 2010. The Canolfan Gorseinon Centre was built on the old Bryngwyn Steel Works and is a charity-run, community-based centre. Several local charities and organisations are based here, including
- Gorseinon Development Trust
- Gorseinon Food Bank
- Musicality – Academy of Performing Arts
- Gorseinon Food Festival
- Gorseinon Community Cinema
- Gorseinon Players
Gorseinon Development Trust is a locally-run charity that works on issues such as car parking, business, litter, historic areas, tourism and parks in the area."
Address
High Street, Gorseinon SA4 4QN
Town Council: clerk@gorseinontowncouncil.gov.uk
Phone
Town Council: 01792 895690
Website
Town Council: http://www.gorseinontowncouncil.gov.uk/Gorseinon-TC/Default.aspx
Directions
Leave M4 at Junction 47 and take the A48 towards Gorseinon.
In Penllergaer at the roundabout take the A4240 towards Gorseinon.
Remain on this road all the way into Gorseinon.
OS SS589987
Opening Times
Daily.
Transport
Bus services 16, 46 and 111 service the Community.
Nearest Train Station is Gowerton.
For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.cymru/ or call 0800 464 00 00
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorseinon#Transport
2026: "Gorseinon bus station is located just off West Street in the town centre. Bus services are provided by First Cymru with services to the surrounding villages and to Llanelli and Swansea city centre. The bus station was rebuilt making an improvement to the area. The town lost its train service in 1964 under the Beeching Axe; the nearest train station is now Gowerton railway station, around 1.8 miles (2.9 km) to the south of the town centre. [citation needed]
The primary route through Gorseinon is the A4240 road which crosses the town centre as High Street and Alexandra Road. The A4240 connects Gorseinon with Llanelli to the west; and Penllergaer and the M4 Motorway (Junction 47) to the east."
Amenities
2026: "The town has local hospital, now known as Gorseinon Hospital, donated to the community in 1930 prior to the establishment of the National Health Service by the local industrialist, (William) Rufus Lewis, who also established Parc y Werin (People's Park).[citation needed]
Gorseinon has a library, a district housing office and a post office."
Shops
Restaurants
Public Houses
Churches
Community Centre
Leisure Centre
Primary and Comprehensive Schools
Banks
Post Office
Fire Station
Library
Food shop Takeaways
Travel Information
For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
Food Net House, Gorseinon, Swansea
31 metres*
37 metres*
Gorseinon Post Office, Gorseinon, Swansea
44 metres*
61 metres*
Compass Will Writers, Gorseinon, Swansea
85 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.