Penllergaer
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Penllergaer is a village
in the City and County of Swansea
, Wales
, UK
, falling within the Penllergaer ward
. Penllergaer is situated about 6 miles north west of Swansea city centre
, near the M4 Motorway
at Junction 47.
estate of John Dillwyn Llewelyn
. The woods are located at the edge of the Parc Penllergaer Estate, around the former home of Dillwyn Llewelyn.
The first photographs of the moon were taken at Penllergaer; the observatory still stands.
During the time of World War II the Penllergaer Estate was purchased by the great missionery Rees Howells and the mansion in the estate was offerred as residence to Emperor "Haile Selassie" of Ethiopia who spent his exile in Briton.(source : "Rees Howells Intercessor" by Norman Grubb [chapter 31])
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the City and County of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, UK
United Kingdom
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, falling within the Penllergaer ward
Penllergaer (electoral ward)
Penllergaer is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penllergaer has its own elected community council....
. Penllergaer is situated about 6 miles north west of Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the...
, near the M4 Motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
at Junction 47.
Features
Penllergaer woods was once part of the PenllergarePenllergare
Penllergare is a country park in Britain. It was the estate of John Dillwyn Llewelyn adjacent to what is now the village of Penllergaer, Swansea...
estate of John Dillwyn Llewelyn
John Dillwyn Llewelyn
John Dillwyn Llewelyn was a botanist and pioneer photographer.-Early life:He was born in Swansea, Wales, the eldest son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwyn, née Adams, the natural daughter of Col. John Llewelyn of Penllergare and Ynysygerwn...
. The woods are located at the edge of the Parc Penllergaer Estate, around the former home of Dillwyn Llewelyn.
The first photographs of the moon were taken at Penllergaer; the observatory still stands.
During the time of World War II the Penllergaer Estate was purchased by the great missionery Rees Howells and the mansion in the estate was offerred as residence to Emperor "Haile Selassie" of Ethiopia who spent his exile in Briton.(source : "Rees Howells Intercessor" by Norman Grubb [chapter 31])