Penrice, Swansea

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Penrice
Village and community
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Village green
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea
2024 Wales Swansea Community Penrice map.svg
Map of the community

Penrice is a village and community in Swansea, Wales, on the Gower peninsula. [1] It had a population of 451 as of the 2011 UK census and the community includes the villages of Oxwich, Oxwich Green, Slade, Little Reynoldston, Horton as well as Penrice itself. [2] [3] Penrice has an elected community council. [3]

Penrice Castle is nearby, [4] as is St Andrew's Church, Penrice. A conservation area covers the village. [5]

See also

References

  1. readers, Guardian (1 March 2015). "Hotel and hostel accommodation in Wales: readers' travel tips". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 13 January 2020 via www.theguardian.com.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Penrice Parish (W04000588)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Welcome... | Penrice Community Council". www.penricecommunitycouncil.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. Etherington, Jan (15 April 2002). "Wales: Take me to the beach". ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 13 January 2020 via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. "Conservation area - Penrice". Swansea. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

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