Penllergaer
Penllergaer (Penlle'r-gaer) 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 of the M4 motorway.
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Overview
Overview
The population of the community and ward was 2,868 in 2011.
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Penllergaer • Type — Village and community • Country — Wales • Unitary Wales — Swansea
Penllergaer Woods and Penllergare
Penllergaer Woods and Penllergare
Penllergaer Woods, on the edge of the Parc Penllergaer housing development, once formed part of John Dillwyn Llewelyn's Penllergare estate and surrounded his mansion house. The first photographs of the Moon were taken at Dillwyn Llewelyn's observatory, which still stands. The Penllergare Trust is a small charity that supports the upkeep of the estate. It is active in gardening, conservation and maintenance, and operates a coffee shop on the grounds. During World War II, the estate was purchased by the missionary Rees Howells and the mansion was offered as a residence to the exiled Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
Education
Education
Penllergaer Primary School was built in 1881. It moved to its present site on Pontardulais Road in 1976.
Religion
Religion
Penllergaer has a Church in Wales church named St David's, located on Swansea Road. The vicarage is in Pontlliw.
Services
Services
Penllergaer has a regular bus service to Morriston, Swansea and Gorseinon. Penllergar also has a post office, a village shop and a park.
Local government
Local government
Penllergaer is administered by the City and County of Swansea Council and an elected member for Penllergaer sits on the County Council. Penllergaer has its own elected Community Council.
Sport
Sport
Penllergaer has its own football and cricket teams. In 2025 the mens senior football team won Division 2 of the Swansea senior league. Penllergaer Juniors has both boys and girls from under 5’s to under 14’s.
Neighbouring places
Neighbouring places
The nearby places are Garden Village, Gorseinon, Fforestfach, Llangyfelach, Grovesend, Pontlliw and Felindre.
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Penllergaer, revision 1310290041 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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