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Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea.The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the Castle; Parc Tawe; and the Maritime Quarter extending down to the seafront.
The Maritime Quarter (including Swansea Marina) is a residential area of Swansea, Wales, immediately south of the city centre shopping core. It falls within Swansea's Castle ward . The area is bounded by Brynmill to the west, Swansea Bay to the South, the River Tawe to the east and the A4067 to the north.
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Swansea Castle, 1824 print. The castle owners were subsequently absentee landlords. By 1650 the castle was described as "a decayed Buildinge". [10] By the 1670s the square tower was being used as a bottle factory and, in 1700, a town hall was built in the castle courtyard. By the mid 1700s the Great Hall had become Swansea's workhouse. [10]
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The building was officially re-opened by the American former President Jimmy Carter and the last Leader of the Swansea City Council, Trevor Burtonshaw, as the Dylan Thomas Centre in 1995. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2012 a large part of the Centre was leased by Swansea's council to the University of Wales with the purpose of using it as a business centre ...
The City and County of Swansea is a principal area in south Wales.It covers an area of 380 km 2 (150 sq mi) [1] and in 2021 the population was approximately 237,800. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.