Penclawdd
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales.
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times. It falls within the Penclawdd electoral ward. It is one of the larger villages on the Gower Peninsula. Part of the village is perched on a high location, enjoying panoramic views over the Loughor estuary and surrounding Gower countryside, while the main part of the village stretches along the edge of the estuary. Being so close to an estuary, Penclawdd is thriving with wildlife. It is plentiful in birdlife and with horses that roam the estuary. The built-up area had a population of 1,935.
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Worth seeing in and around Penclawdd
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Loughor Castle
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.
2.8 km · medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 02Old Town Hall, Loughor
The Old Town Hall is a former municipal building in Castle Street in Loughor, a town in Swansea, Wales. The structure, which used to be the meeting place of the local borough council, is a Grade II listed building.
2.9 km · municipal building in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 03Loughor railway viaduct
The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the Loughor road bridge.
2.6 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Penclawdd
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 59 km · Bristol (BRS), 100 km · Birmingham (BHX), 184 km
- Stations
- Bynea railway station, 3.5 km
- Cardiff → Penclawdd66 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £8–10
- Bristol → Penclawdd106 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · £13–17
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Penclawdd177 km · quickest by road, 3h 35m · £21–27
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No local-transport research exists yet for Penclawdd
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Penclawdd. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Penclawdd
Penclawdd is 11 km from Swansea, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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