Manselton

Cwmbwrla is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, including the suburb of the same name. The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following settlements: Brondeg[1], Brynhyfryd, Cwmbwrla, Cwmdu, Gendros and Manselton, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of Cockett to the west; Castle and Townhill to the south; Landore to the east; and Penderry and Mynydd-Bach to the north. For the purposes of local elections, Cwmbwrla is broken down into the following polling districts: Manselton South, Cwmdu, Manselton North and Brynhyfryd. The ward returns 3 councillors to the local council. The ward is currently represented by: Peter Black (Lib Dems), Chris Holley (Lib Dems) and Graham Thomas (Lib Dems).

Libanus Chapel was a grade II listed building in Cwmbwrla, Swansea. The original building was built in 1867 to replace an earlier chapel dating from the mid-18th century, at a time when the congregation numbered over 600. The original chapel had been a subsidiary of Mynyddbach Chapel, but became independent in about 1826, following a religious revival. The land was donated by the industrialist Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet. An extension was added in 1906. After a decline in membership, the chapel shut in 2000.

Cwmbwrla (English: Bwrla valley) is a residential area and community of Swansea in Wales, within the Cwmbwrla ward of the city. Located on rising ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the city centre, 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 Swansea railway station. The neighbouring districts are Manselton, Greenhill, Mayhill, Townhill, and Cwmdu. The population of the community and ward was 7,972 in 2011.

Brynhyfryd is a small village in Swansea, Wales mostly within the Cwmbwrla ward. The area is mostly residential. Brynhyfryd approximates to the area around Llangyfelach Road where it intersects with Brynhyfryd Road. Brynhyfryd Infant School and Brynhyfryd Junior School are the local schools in the area. Other local amenities include the Brynhyfryd public library. There are a few shops on Llangyfelach road and the area has a Grade II listed church – the Brynhyfryd Baptist Chapel.

Mayhill is a district of Swansea, Wales, situated on historic Townhill, a 175m high landform north west of the city centre, the urban geography of which is divided between the Townhill district to the west and Mayhill to the east. Mayhill is part of the Townhill electoral ward.

Cwmdu is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The western part falls within the Cockett ward and the eastern part falls within the Cwmbwrla ward. Cwmdu approximates to the settlement around Middle Road between Cwmbwrla and Gendros. The neighboring districts are Gendros, Townhill and Cockett.

The District of Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe) was a local government district with city status in West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996.

The Cathedral Church of Saint Joseph – also known as St Joseph's Cathedral, Menevia Cathedral or Swansea Cathedral – is a Grade II-listed Roman Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Menevia and mother church of the Diocese of Menevia. The cathedral was built in the late nineteenth century and is located in the Greenhill area of Swansea.

Mount Pleasant Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Mount Pleasant) was a health facility in Mount Pleasant, Swansea, Wales.

The New Siloh Congregational Chapel, also known as the Siloh Welsh Independent Chapel or simply the New Siloh Chapel, is a Grade II* listed chapel building at the top of Siloh Hill in Landore, Swansea, Wales. The prefix 'New' distinguishes it from the nearby Old Siloh Chapel, built in 1829. The New Siloh Chapel was designed by Thomas Freeman, who had previously worked with the chapel's minister-architect, Reverend Thomas Thomas. It opened in 1878. Together with its gallery level (which circles around the entire perimeter of the interior) it could seat 1100 people. Above the congregation was an elaborate ribbed, elliptical ceiling. There was also a large, polygonal pulpit and a church organ with exposed, decorated pipes, installed in 1926.The exterior frontage has three bays, separated by pediments and decorated with acanthus capitals and parchment scrolls. It became Grade II* listed in 1987, because of its "strong exterior presence and particularly fine and unspoilt interior".After the congregation had reduced to only six people, the chapel finally closed with a farewell service in early January 2016.In 2017, the chapel was handed over to a new congregation called Liberty Church, part of Assemblies of God, who have begun renovation work and continue to meet in the chapel today.The chapel was featured on the BBC's Songs of Praise on 9 May 2021.

Landore (Welsh: Glandŵr) is a district and community in Swansea, Wales. The district falls in the Landore council ward. A mainly residential area, it is located about 2.5 miles north of Swansea city centre. The north-easterly part of Landore is known as Morfa. There have been a number of new developments in the 21st century, such as the Liberty Stadium, now the Swansea.com Stadium, and the Morfa Shopping Park, which opened in 2005. It had a population of 6,168 as of the 2011 UK census.

Landore TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Landore, a district of Swansea, Wales. There was a shed for steam locomotives here, and in 1963 British Rail opened a purpose-build diesel depot. Under privatisation the depot was operated by Great Western Railway to service its fleet of InterCity 125s until it closed in December 2018. The site reopened in September 2019 as a rolling stock refurbishment centre.