547:
55:
118:
which
Swansea Council was readily able to access with its pre-war plans already in place. During the interwar period the Townhill estate along with the neighbouring Mayhill development were completed in a programme of council house provision in Swansea in which 4000 properties were constructed.
125:
In 1912 the
Swansea Training College for teachers moved from the city centre to a new building on the western slopes of Townhill. It subsequently became part of the West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education (from 1976 to 1992) and then the Swansea Institute (from 1992 to 2008) Thereafter it
95:. The success and cost-effectiveness of this project encouraged the Council to commission plans for the design of a new estate on Townhill and by 1913 plans for the construction of 500 houses were in place. The project was led by the Borough Architect
219:
At the top of hill lies the housing estate of
Townhill which falls away to the north west of the hill. The Mayhill district lies on the northeast face of the hill. The southeastern face of the hill is the steepest and is covered by the district of
315:
for stone for house-building from the 1840s, creating the only flat ground in the area. The area stood derelict for some time until the early 20th century when the area was used as a tennis court which later fell into disuse. In the 1970s,
85:
at the turn of the 20th century to remedy the lack of good quality affordable housing for working class families. The
Council established a Housing Department in 1902 and an Estates Department in 1904. Influenced by the
90:
housing reform movement of the time, in 1910 the
Council organised an exhibition of model working class houses which led to the construction of experimental blocks of newly designed council houses in neighbouring
122:
The new streets in the
Townhill and Mayhill developments were named after significant figures in Welsh history and culture. Townhill Community School, designed by Ernest Morgan, was built in 1924.
320:
was granted for a block of flats, which never got built. In the 1970s and 1980s, local residents' initiatives persuaded the local council to buy the land and designate it as a
472:
146:. It had a population of 8,696 in 2011. The district of Townhill consists of a council estate and some private housing spread over a steep hill of the same name bordering
252:
which is not formally cultivated in its entirety. Wildlife areas include a stream, waterfall and several ponds. There are over one hundred species of plants including
750:
181:
Local amenities at the top of the hill include a public library, the
Townhill Community primary school, a nursery school and some playing fields. Townhill is a
193:
Townhill
Baptist Church was formed in the late 1920s and the church still meets today on Sunday mornings and evenings in the original building on Powys Avenue.
134:. The campus was closed in 2018 and the site allocated for a housing development in which the original features of the Edwardian building were to be preserved.
1414:
196:
St
Nicholas on the Hill, the parish church for Townhill and Mayhill, is located on the corner of Dyfed Avenue and Powys Avenue. With the closure of St Jude in
74:. It was commonly referred to as “the mountain” and in Welsh as Graig Llwyd. The name Town Hill came into common use in the mid-18th century. After the 1762
1121:
328:. The Rosehill Quarry Group was formed, with support from the council, to develop and maintain the quarry as the first community park in Swansea.
435:
644:
586:
248:. In this band, on the south side of the hill is the designated Rosehill Quarry Community Park. Rosehill Quarry is a semi-natural
1463:
1049:
476:
131:
115:
1116:
1104:
354:
1099:
872:
702:
576:
561:
241:
508:
110:
Due to the outbreak of the First World War building work was delayed until the 1920s. The new post-war government’s “
1023:
1453:
1054:
127:
770:
82:
1458:
1313:
740:
760:
619:
780:
755:
629:
609:
594:
200:
in 2015, the two parishes were merged into The
Benefice of Swansea St Nicholas on the Hill and St Jude.
1308:
614:
1111:
735:
710:
677:
599:
143:
96:
78:
Act the area was, apart from remnants of the (still surviving) heathland, transformed into farmland.
1303:
1246:
1225:
1018:
765:
715:
682:
657:
604:
1360:
1318:
1256:
725:
672:
667:
458:
221:
197:
240:
The hill is rounded by a band of rock which is too steep to develop on and is recognised by the
1251:
977:
730:
347:
Swansea and its History. Volume II: The Riverside Town. Part 2: The Town, the Port, the People
1287:
1272:
1210:
1080:
1059:
1028:
501:
293:
947:
775:
571:
265:
111:
104:
87:
59:
410:
Homes for Heroes: Early Twentieth-Century Council Housing in the County Borough of Swansea
397:
Homes for Heroes: Early Twentieth-Century Council Housing in the County Borough of Swansea
384:
Homes for Heroes: Early Twentieth-Century Council Housing in the County Borough of Swansea
228:
district occupies the southwestern face of the hill which slopes gently downwards towards
8:
1282:
1230:
1075:
997:
912:
807:
802:
687:
634:
317:
217:
209:
155:
151:
1386:
1149:
1044:
972:
882:
662:
531:
887:
794:
720:
566:
350:
321:
249:
245:
182:
27:
296:, which is used as the quarry's symbol. Recreational facilities in the park include
1220:
987:
937:
822:
494:
225:
58:
Council housing on Pantycelyn Road, Swansea built in the 1920s on the model of the
1334:
1277:
862:
817:
652:
257:
1381:
1215:
437:
What the new homes set to be built with amazing views of Swansea will look like
269:
229:
216:
called Townhill. The summit of Townhill is approximately 175m above sea level.
43:
31:
1447:
1429:
1416:
1376:
1355:
942:
486:
159:
100:
546:
1390:
992:
877:
1396:
1205:
1144:
1002:
957:
927:
917:
692:
277:
163:
71:
1350:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
952:
892:
812:
473:"St Jude - The Benefice of Swansea St Nicholas on the Hill and St Jude"
325:
301:
261:
264:. Around thirty species of birds can be found in the park, including
1164:
1159:
907:
852:
842:
289:
285:
273:
213:
75:
67:
1154:
962:
922:
847:
832:
624:
175:
16:
Townhill, residential district and electoral ward in Swansea, Wales
81:
The origins of Townhill as a housing estate lie in the efforts of
54:
932:
897:
867:
837:
827:
745:
517:
171:
167:
147:
92:
35:
967:
857:
312:
297:
536:
39:
902:
459:"Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics"
281:
23:
305:
253:
66:
In medieval Swansea Townhill was an area of woodland and
235:
1445:
516:
502:
509:
495:
114:” initiative provided funding through the
386:. Swansea: Swansea City Council pp. 7-13
142:The suburb of Townhill falls within the
53:
1050:University of Wales Trinity Saint David
132:University of Wales Trinity Saint David
1446:
349:. Swansea: G. Gabb. pp. 696–704.
311:The Rosehill Quarry six-acre site was
490:
412:. Swansea: Swansea City Council p. 37
399:. Swansea: Swansea City Council p. xx
344:
203:
188:
137:
873:Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton
13:
577:List of electoral wards in Swansea
562:City and County of Swansea Council
242:City and County of Swansea council
14:
1475:
150:to the east and visible from the
1024:Royal Institution of South Wales
545:
212:to the north is a large slab of
1055:Swansea Metropolitan University
128:Swansea Metropolitan University
62:as part of the Townhill estate.
26:, a residential district and a
1464:Mountains and hills of Swansea
465:
451:
428:
415:
402:
389:
376:
363:
338:
236:Rosehill Quarry Community Park
103:, the leading advocate of the
83:Swansea County Borough Council
1:
331:
1122:Registered parks and gardens
440:, Wales Online, 5 April 2022
130:which later merged with the
99:who engaged as a consultant
7:
276:. Additionally, there are
10:
1480:
518:City and County of Swansea
425:. Bridgend: Seren. p. 199
373:. Bridgend: Seren. p. 200
49:
1369:
1343:
1327:
1296:
1265:
1239:
1198:
1137:
1130:
1112:List of places in Swansea
1089:
1068:
1037:
1011:
793:
701:
645:Swansea West Constituency
643:
587:Swansea East Constituency
585:
554:
543:
524:
1019:Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
1257:National Cycle Route 43
726:Gorseinon and Penyrheol
144:Townhill electoral ward
1454:Communities in Swansea
1252:National Cycle Route 4
853:Grovesend and Waungron
63:
1288:Swansea District line
1273:South Wales Main Line
1211:Gorseinon bus station
1081:Ospreys (rugby union)
1060:Gower College Swansea
1029:Swansea Grand Theatre
421:Nigel Jenkins (2008)
369:Nigel Jenkins (2008)
345:Gabb, Gerald (2019).
294:blue-tailed damselfly
154:. The area overlooks
57:
1459:Districts of Swansea
1430:51.62833°N 3.96624°W
948:Pontlliw and Tircoed
776:Pontlliw and Tircoed
572:Swansea Civic Centre
408:Nigel Robins (1992)
395:Nigel Robins (1992)
382:Nigel Robins (1992)
112:homes fit for heroes
105:Garden city movement
60:Garden city movement
1426: /
1283:Heart of Wales line
1231:Swansea bus station
1117:Scheduled monuments
1076:Swansea City A.F.C.
318:planning permission
210:Swansea city centre
156:Swansea city centre
152:Swansea city centre
126:became a campus of
30:(civil parish) and
1435:51.62833; -3.96624
1387:Swansea Cork ferry
1150:European route E30
1045:Swansea University
883:Llanrhidian Higher
703:Gower Constituency
663:Dunvant and Killay
532:History of Swansea
166:to the south; and
64:
1409:
1408:
1405:
1404:
1096:Listed buildings
888:Llanrhidian Lower
789:
788:
688:Waterfront (part)
635:Waterfront (part)
567:Swansea Guildhall
356:978-0-9527151-5-3
322:public open space
250:urban green space
246:wildlife corridor
204:Townhill landform
189:Townhill Churches
183:Communities First
138:Townhill district
22:is the name of a
1471:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1436:
1431:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1422:
1419:
1297:Railway stations
1226:National Express
1135:
1134:
583:
582:
549:
511:
504:
497:
488:
487:
481:
480:
479:on 17 June 2016.
475:. Archived from
469:
463:
462:
455:
449:
448:
447:
445:
432:
426:
419:
413:
406:
400:
393:
387:
380:
374:
367:
361:
360:
342:
116:1919 Housing Act
1479:
1478:
1474:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1468:
1444:
1443:
1434:
1432:
1428:
1425:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1401:
1365:
1339:
1335:Swansea Airport
1323:
1292:
1278:West Wales line
1261:
1235:
1221:Metro (Route 4)
1194:
1126:
1085:
1064:
1033:
1007:
785:
697:
639:
581:
550:
541:
520:
515:
485:
484:
471:
470:
466:
457:
456:
452:
443:
441:
434:
433:
429:
420:
416:
407:
403:
394:
390:
381:
377:
368:
364:
357:
343:
339:
334:
238:
206:
191:
140:
52:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1477:
1467:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1407:
1406:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1399:
1394:
1384:
1382:Swansea Marina
1379:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1243:
1241:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1216:Gower Explorer
1213:
1208:
1202:
1200:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1141:
1139:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1093:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1078:
1072:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1041:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
799:
797:
791:
790:
787:
786:
784:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
707:
705:
699:
698:
696:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
649:
647:
641:
640:
638:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
591:
589:
580:
579:
574:
569:
564:
558:
556:
552:
551:
544:
542:
540:
539:
534:
528:
526:
522:
521:
514:
513:
506:
499:
491:
483:
482:
464:
450:
427:
414:
401:
388:
375:
362:
355:
336:
335:
333:
330:
302:play equipment
292:including the
237:
234:
230:Singleton Park
222:Mount Pleasant
205:
202:
198:Mount Pleasant
190:
187:
178:to the north.
139:
136:
70:designated as
51:
48:
32:electoral ward
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1476:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1442:
1439:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1377:Swansea docks
1375:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1362:
1361:Tennant Canal
1359:
1357:
1356:Swansea Canal
1354:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1342:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1330:
1326:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1314:Pontarddulais
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1266:Railway lines
1264:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1238:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1197:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1129:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1088:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1010:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
978:Three Crosses
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
943:Pontarddulais
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
800:
798:
796:
792:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
771:Pontarddulais
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
706:
704:
700:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
650:
648:
646:
642:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
592:
590:
588:
584:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
559:
557:
553:
548:
538:
535:
533:
530:
529:
527:
523:
519:
512:
507:
505:
500:
498:
493:
492:
489:
478:
474:
468:
460:
454:
439:
438:
431:
424:
418:
411:
405:
398:
392:
385:
379:
372:
366:
358:
352:
348:
341:
337:
329:
327:
323:
319:
314:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
233:
231:
227:
223:
218:
215:
211:
201:
199:
194:
186:
184:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
160:Swansea Docks
157:
153:
149:
145:
135:
133:
129:
123:
120:
117:
113:
108:
106:
102:
101:Raymond Unwin
98:
97:Ernest Morgan
94:
89:
84:
79:
77:
73:
69:
61:
56:
47:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
21:
1411:
1391:Fastnet Line
1247:Celtic Trail
993:Upper Killay
982:
878:Llangyfelach
741:Llangyfelach
477:the original
467:
453:
442:, retrieved
436:
430:
423:Real Swansea
422:
417:
409:
404:
396:
391:
383:
378:
371:Real Swansea
370:
365:
346:
340:
310:
308:bike track.
239:
207:
195:
192:
180:
141:
124:
121:
109:
80:
65:
19:
18:
1433: /
1397:Severn Link
1206:First Cymru
1145:M4 motorway
1003:Waunarlwydd
958:Reynoldston
928:Penllergaer
918:Mynydd-Bach
795:Communities
761:Penllergaer
693:Waunarlwydd
620:Mynydd-bach
290:damselflies
286:dragonfiles
266:sparrowhawk
262:rowan trees
164:Swansea Bay
88:Garden City
72:common land
1448:Categories
1418:51°37′42″N
1351:River Tawe
1309:Llansamlet
1190:A4118 road
1185:A4240 road
1180:A4217 road
1175:A4216 road
1170:A4067 road
998:Waterfront
953:Port Eynon
893:Llansamlet
808:Bishopston
803:Birchgrove
781:West Cross
756:Pen-clawdd
711:Bishopston
630:St. Thomas
610:Llansamlet
595:Bon-y-maen
332:References
326:Local Plan
258:royal fern
1421:3°57′58″W
1344:Waterways
1165:A484 road
1160:A483 road
1131:Transport
1105:Grade II*
1090:Buildings
1038:Education
973:St Thomas
908:Morriston
843:Gorseinon
615:Morriston
274:tawny owl
214:sandstone
76:Enclosure
68:heathland
28:community
1304:Gowerton
1155:A48 road
983:Townhill
963:Rhossili
923:Penderry
848:Gowerton
833:Cwmbwrla
813:Bonymaen
736:Gowerton
721:Fairwood
678:Townhill
625:Penderry
600:Cwmbwrla
555:Politics
313:quarried
304:, and a
300:tables,
208:Backing
176:Cwmbwrla
20:Townhill
1319:Swansea
1240:Cycling
1100:Grade I
1012:Culture
988:Uplands
938:Penrice
933:Pennard
913:Mumbles
898:Llwchwr
868:Landore
838:Dunvant
828:Cockett
823:Clydach
766:Pennard
751:Mumbles
746:Llwchwr
716:Clydach
683:Uplands
658:Cockett
605:Landore
525:History
444:6 April
324:in the
270:kestrel
226:Uplands
224:. The
172:Gendros
168:Cockett
148:Mayhill
93:Mayhill
50:History
36:Swansea
1069:Sports
968:Sketty
863:Killay
858:Ilston
818:Castle
673:Sketty
668:Mayals
653:Castle
353:
298:picnic
272:, and
185:area.
1138:Roads
731:Gower
537:Gower
282:newts
278:frogs
244:as a
40:Wales
903:Mawr
446:2023
351:ISBN
288:and
260:and
174:and
162:and
24:hill
1370:Sea
1328:Air
1199:Bus
306:BMX
254:oak
107:.
34:in
1450::
284:,
280:,
268:,
256:,
232:.
170:,
158:,
46:.
44:UK
42:,
38:,
1393:)
1389:(
510:e
503:t
496:v
461:.
359:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
