Landore
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|---|---|
 Liberty stadium in Landore | |
  Landore Location withinSwansea | |
| Population | 6,168 |
| OS grid reference | SS656957 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANSEA |
| Postcode district | SA1 |
| Postcode district | SA6 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
51°38′N3°56′W / 51.64°N 03.94°W /51.64; -03.94  Map of the community | |
Landore (Welsh:Glandŵr) is a district andcommunity inSwansea,Wales. The district falls in theLandore council ward. A mainly residential area, it is located about 2.5 miles north ofSwansea city centre. The north-easterly part of Landore is known asMorfa. There have been a number of new developments in the 21st century, such as the Liberty Stadium, now theSwansea.com Stadium, and the Morfa Shopping Park, which opened in 2005. It had a population of 6,168 as of the 2011 UK census.[1]
A new £1.5mbowls stadium, theLandore Bowls Stadium opened in early 2008 becoming the home of the Swansea Indoor Bowls Club. The venue hosted the World Indoor Singles and Mixed Pairs Championships in April 2008.[2]
Great Western Railway'sLandore Depot is used for servicingInter City 125 passenger trains. Landore once had a railway station, a stop on theSouth Wales Railway located near the Swansea Loop East Junction. TheLandore Viaduct is a prominent landmark.[3][4]
Landore has apark and ride with 550 spaces. The associated bus service, which is operated byFirst Cymru as route 501,[5] uses abus lane tothe railway station.[6]
In September 2013, the Swansea City Landore Training Academy was opened. The facility cost £6 million and is home to the club'sreserve and academy teams, including an indoor pitch as well as grass andArtificial turf outdoor fields.[7]
The firstcopper works in the Swansea area was opened in Landore in 1717,[8] and in the 1860sCarl Wilhelm Siemens perfected theopen hearth furnace at a local works.[8] By 1873 the area had one of the world's largest steelworks,[8] and industrial pollution in Landore inspired thedoggerelit came to pass in days of yore / the Devil chanced upon Landore. / Quoth he:"by all this fume and stink / I can't be far from home, I think."[8] Landore has a number oflisted buildings from its industrial past. There is a campaign to make the remaining historical buildings in theLower Swansea valley, including Landore, aWorld Heritage Site.[9]
Grade II listed buildings include:[10]
Grade II* listed buildings:[10]
