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At the beginning of the 20th century Glais was a small village, but a village of great geological and geographical significance. It is a village on the track of a moving glacier, built upon the resulting moraine known as 'Y Garth' meaning hillock.
Is Glais in Swansea a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Glais is a semi-rural village in Swansea, South Wales. Nant-y-Pal is a stream running through the middle of Glais. It divides the village into two electoral wards: to the north of the stream, Glais is under the Clydach Electoral Ward; to the south, Glais is under the Llansamlet Electoral Ward.
Glais is a semi-rural village in Swansea, South Wales. Nant-y-Pal is a stream running through the middle of Glais. It divides the village into two electoral wards: to the north of the stream, Glais is under the Clydach Electoral Ward; to the south, Glais is under the Llansamlet Electoral Ward. Photo: Feathersk, CC0.
Nov 26, 2016 · From the top of Graig Y Pal Road, Glais, we climb to Careg Bica, the impressive ancient standing stone on Mynydd Drumau from where you will have glorious vistas across Swansea Bay. Returning via Lletty Rhys with grand views yet again over the Lower Swansea Valley.
Apr 15, 2024 · Glais is a semi-rural village situated in Swansea running through the village is the Nant-y-Pal stream. During the early 20 th century, Glais had a very religious community with 4 churches, covering all denominations.
Clydach refinery, known as 'the Mond', was built by Ludwig Mond the inventor of the nickel carbonyl process at the turn of the 20th century. It started production in 1902. It is Europe’s largest nickel refinery.
