Tircoed forest village is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

between the villages of

Penllergaer Penllergaer () is a village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It lies to the east of Gorseinon, within the electoral ward of the same name. It is situated about 4.5 miles north west of Swansea city centre, near junction 47 ...

and

Pontlliw Pontlliw (Welsh-language, Welsh spelling: ''Pont-lliw'') is a village in the community (Wales), community of Pontlliw and Tircoed, part of the Swansea, City and County of Swansea in Wales. The village is located near Pontarddulais, off Juncti ...

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, Wales. It is part of the

Pontlliw and Tircoed Pontlliw and Tircoed is a community and electoral ward in the north of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It includes the villages of Pontlliw and Tircoed. According to the 2011 UK Census Pontlliw and Tircoed had a population of 2,529. Go ...

community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

. Built from the late 1980s onwards, Tircoed currently consists of 470 houses clustered around a village hall, pond and green, accessible from the

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via a road. The village has its own local community radio station - Radio Tircoed. There is a convenience store and the village is within walking distance of Moto Services Swansea. The population in 2011 was around 884 people. The village is located in the Pontlliw and Tircoed

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

of Swansea.

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External links

Tircoed Forest Village information now hosted on Radio Tircoed site.
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