Loughor
in City and County of Swansea of Wales, United Kingdom
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Swansea Airport (4 mi) - MOD St. Athan (33 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (36 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (40 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (61 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (64 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (70 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (86 mi)
- RAF Fairford (98 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (126 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Fairwood Park Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.665 and -4.067 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 39' 52" and W -4° 4' 1"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:58 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:36 am and 4:25 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Loughor
Loughor in City and County of Swansea (Wales) is a city in United Kingdom about 170 mi (or 273 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Loughor is now 09:58 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Loughor, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Swansea Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 50 mi (or 81 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bishopston, Pennard, Landore, Swansea and Morriston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 84% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
11°C (53 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Llwyn Hall Country House
The Gower Hotel
Best Western Diplomat Hotel & Spa
TRAVELODGE SWANSEA M4
Llanelli Central East
Videos from this area
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Festival of the tides 2010 - Raft race part 1/3
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me mesing with a disposeable camera and making a taser outta it.
Gull billed Tern Sth Loughor bridge 26Jun12
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Dunvant Horticultural Society's 50th Annual Gardening Show
Dunvant Horticultural Society 50th annual Show of flowers,vegetables and crafts.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Lower Loughor
Lower Loughor is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward covers the western part of the town of Loughor in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bounded by the wards of Gowerton to the west; the Loughor estuary to the north and Upper Loughor to the east. Lower Loughour consists of an area of salt marsh south of the A484 road and a suburban settlement north of the A484.
Upper Loughor
Upper Loughor is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward covers the eastern part of the town of Loughor in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bounded by Lower Loughor and the Loughor estuary to the west; Penyrheol to the north; Kingsbridge to the east and Gowerton to the south. In the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Upper Loughor was 42.69%. The results were:
Penyrheol (electoral ward)
Penyrheol is the name of an electoral ward and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Penyrheol, Grovesend and Waun Gron, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bordered by the Loughor estuary to the north west; and the wards of Pontarddulais to the north; Llangyfelach to the east; and Upper Loughor, Kingsbridge, Gorseinon and Penllergaer to the south.
River Loughor
The River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales has its source at an underground lake at the Black Mountain and emerges at the surface from Llygad Llwchwr which translates from the Welsh as "eye of the Loughor". It flows past settlements like Ammanford and Hendy in Carmarthenshire and Pontarddulais in Swansea. The river divides Carmarthenshire from Swansea for much of its course and it separates Hendy from Pontarddulais at the point where the river becomes tidal.
Loughor railway viaduct
The Loughor railway viaduct is a railway viaduct carrying the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. The structure sits adjacent to the Loughor road bridge. It is a Grade II listed structure.
Loughor bridge
The Loughor bridge is a road bridge crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between much of western Swansea and Llanelli, west Wales. The bridge is part of the A484 road. The road bridge is adjacent to the Loughor railway viaduct. A permanent bridge linking Loughor and Llanelli was first constructed in 1923.
Leucarum
Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of Loughor in the Welsh city of Swansea. The Romans built a rectangular or trapezoidal fort at the mouth of the River Loughor in the late 1st century to house a regiment of Roman auxiliary troops. Stone defences were added to the earthen ditch and rampart by 110 and the fort was occupied until the middle or end of that century.
Penyrheol, Swansea
Penyrheol is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales falling within the Penyrheol ward. Penyrheol is located about 7 miles north west of Swansea city centre in northwest Gorseinon. Penyrheol has two schools: a primary school and a comprehensive school. The latter was destroyed by arsonists in the early hours of Saturday 18 March 2006 causing 10 million pounds worth of damage. This caused much disruption to the pupils and families of the communities of Penyrheol, Gorseinon & Loughor.
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