Gorseinon

Town near Swansea, Wales Human settlement in WalesGorseinonGorseinonLocation within SwanseaPopulationTown: 8,696Urban Area: 20,581OS grid referenceSS585985Principal areaSwanseaPreserved countyWest GlamorganCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSWANSEAPostcode districtSA4Dialling code01792PoliceSouth WalesFireMid and West WalesAmbulanceWelsh UK ParliamentGowerSenedd Cymru – Welsh ParliamentGŵyr Abertawe List of places UK Wales Swansea 51°40′N 4°02′W / 51.66°N 4.03°W / 51.66; -4.03 Map of the community Gorseinon is a town within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century, when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries. It is around 6 miles (10 km) north west of Swansea City Centre. Gorseinon is a local government community with an elected town council. The population of the Gorseinon town council area in the 2011 Census was 8,693. However, the ONS defines an area called the Gorseinon Urban Area, which comprises all of the continuous built-up area in and around Gorseinon. This area includes Gorseinon, Loughor, Garden Village and Penllergaer and had a population of 20,5