
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.
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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 20,581.
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Towns around Gorseinon
- Llanelli8.4 km W
- Swansea8.7 km SE
- Clydach9.9 km E
- Ammanford14 km N
- Briton Ferry16 km E
- Neath16 km E
- Maesteg27 km E
- Carmarthen28 km NW
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