Crymlyn Burrows () is an area in

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to the east of Swansea city centre, and south of Crymlyn Bog. It is bounded by Jersey Marine Beach to the south and the

River Neath River Neath () is a river in south Wales running south west from the point at which its headwaters arising in the Brecon Beacons National Park converge to its mouth at Baglan Bay below Briton Ferry on the east side of Swansea Bay. Course U ...

to the east. The land west of Baldwin's Crescent falls within the

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and from Baldwin's Crescent eastwards falls within

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhon ...

. The area northwest of the Fabian Way contains a small settlement at Elba Crescent and Baldwins Crescent, and areas of industry and commerce.

Nature reserve

The undeveloped salt marsh area south of the

Fabian Way Crymlyn Burrows () is an area in Wales to the east of Swansea city centre, and south of Crymlyn Bog. It is bounded by Jersey Marine Beach to the south and the River Neath to the east. The land west of Baldwin's Crescent falls within the City and ...

and north Jersey Marine Beach is a designated biological

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and is one of the last remaining places of the

Swansea Bay Swansea Bay () is a bay on the southern coast of Wales. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan, River Kenfig and Clyne River flow into the bay. Swansea Bay and the upper reaches of the Bristol Channel experience a large tidal range. The sh ...

coastline that has remained unmodified by industrial development. The area contains

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s, a

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and carr woodland. The burrows also contain a rare orchid - the Fen Orchid, '' Liparis loeselii''. The site was acquired by St. Modwen from BP in November 2009 and will be kept as a protected leisure destination.

Industry and commerce

Industrial sites in the northeastern part of the area include the

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Elba Works site, the Gower Chemicals site, and Network Rail's Swansea Burrows yard. Part of the Visteon industrial site was acquired by RT Properties in 2007 with Visteon consolidating their operations in the Elba Works plant. The part of the site which was sold includes factory premises and the offices and canteen buildings fronting the Fabian Way. The plant was built in 1959 for the Prestcold fridge company and was later acquired by Ford who manufactured car axle and transmission components there. Ford later transferred the site to Visteon. The site acquired by RT properties has been re-developed as a business park branded Swansea Gate Business Park. The car parts factory was later closed and is now used as a film studio. BP has a storage site south east of the Fabian Way adjacent to Swansea Docks.

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has a distribution centre just west of the Jersey Marine roundabout on the Fabian Way.

Leisure

The 18 hole links

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of the Swansea Bay Golf Club lies to the east of Jersey Marine village. It is the oldest golf club in the Swansea area. The marina of the Monkstone Sailing and Cruising Club is at Earlswood in the east of the area, under the M4 motorway viaduct, with access to the estuary of the River Neath.

Fabian Way

Fabian Way is an

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which connects Swansea City Centre with the

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at junction 42. It forms a stretch of the

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. It is about long and cuts through the centre of Crymlyn Burrows in the unitary authorities of

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and

. Fabian Way is a dual carriageway for its whole length. The speed limit is between the city centre and Port Tennant, after which the limit rises to until the Jersey Marine traffic lights. The road is a standard national speed limit dual carriageway between Jersey Marine and the junction with the M4. It is considered to be the main entrance to Swansea City Centre.

Swansea University

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has a site south of Fabian Way as a second

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and innovation park. The development is on land previously used by BP as a petrochemicals transit site, which BP gifted to the university. The site stretches from Swansea Docks to Crymlyn Bog. Funding for the project was made available in September 2012 from the

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and the

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. Construction work started on the site in 2013 and the main phase completed in 2015, with accommodation blocks added later. Companies which intended to establish research facilities at the site include

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, Tata,

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and BAE.

Buildings

The buildings were designed by Porphyrios Associates. The student residences at the Bay Campus have been designed so that the internal space is modern and the external build stands the test of time in both design and the elements.

Nearby places

* Swansea Docks * Port Tennant * Crymlyn Bog * Jersey Marine *

Baglan Bay Baglan Bay () is a part of the Swansea Bay coastline and a district of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Baglan Bay is also the name of a local government community. Baglan Bay is served by the M4 Motorway and the A48 road which traverse ...

References

External links

Photographs from GeographHistorical photographs of Burrows YardSwansea 1940s
– museum formerly housed on Elba Crescent

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