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Cwmbwrla ( en, Bwrla valley) is a residential area and community of

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in Wales, within the Cwmbwrla ward of the

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. Located on rising ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the

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, it takes its name from the valley of the Burlais Brook (now culverted) which flows down from here to join the River Tawe immediately northeast of

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. The neighbouring districts are Manselton, Greenhill,

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, Townhill, and Cwmdu. The population of the community and ward was 7,972 in 2011.

Local Housing and Amenities

Friends of the Young Disabled buildings in Cwmbwrla, Swansea

Cwmbwrla is a predominantly residential area with just a few local convenience stores. Local amenities include Burlais Primary School, CREST- a day centre for mental health services, FOYD - Friends of the Young Disabled buildings (previously head offices of Cwmfelin Steel), a Work-Based Learning Provider
Swansea ITeC
and Cwmbwrla Park which contains several playing fields including two football pitches.

History

Cwmbwrla was first known as ' in the 12th century, from a local stream. By 1641 the stream had been Cymricised to Bwrla and Cwm was added as a prefix. At the end of the 1950s and early 1960s, Cwmbwrla went through several changes. Before the decision to build a roundabout was made, the village was typical of many other Welsh villages. There were rows of shops on either side, with the Tivoli (the cinema ) which also served as a community center on the other side. There was a black and white police box there too, a car auctioneers, Cyril Price, and the Gate House pub which was named after the tollgate and was there during the meow raids. There were also four Nonconformist Chapels: * Capel-y-Gat (demolished) * Y Babell ( demolished) * the Gorse Mission (still standing) * Libanus chapel. (demolished after being damaged by fire in 2012)

Notable figures

Wales international footballers John and Mel Charles;

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and Len Allchurch; Mel Nurse;

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; and Ernie Jones were all born and raised in the area.

Census 2011

In the census of 2011 the situation is as follows:

External links

Friends of the Young Disabled
Cwmbwrla

References

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