Sandfields, Swansea
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Sandfields is a district in Swansea
, Wales
bounded by St. Helen's Road to the north, Oystermouth Road and Swansea Bay
to the south and Dillwyn Street to the east.
The area is adjacent to and immediately west of Swansea city centre
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football ground, former home of Swansea City A.F.C.
football club. Planning proposals to build housing with a community centre and playing field on the former Vetch site are now in process. A barracks for the Territorial Army is located adjacent to the Vetch and nearby on the seafront is the pleasantly situated Swansea Prison
. The sea frontage of Sandfields is a line of mostly small privately owned hotels and guest houses along Oystermouth Road.
Swansea Council intends the Sandfields area to remain primarily residential. With the exception of limited extension of hotels on the Oystermouth road the planning policy for the area is to prohibit further commercial usage within the Sandfields community.
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...
bounded by St. Helen's Road to the north, Oystermouth Road and Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay is a bay on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan and Blackpill stream flow into the bay....
to the south and Dillwyn Street to the east.
The area is adjacent to and immediately 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...
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Description
Swansea Crown Court is housed in a building situated on the far south west corner of Sandfields opposite the Guildhall. Rising above the east end of the Sandfields is the VetchVetch Field
The Vetch Field was a multi-purpose stadium in Swansea, Wales. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Swansea City until the Liberty Stadium opened in 2005. Opened in 1912, the ground held around 12,000 at the time of its closure, but upwards of 30,000 at its peak...
football ground, former home of Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
football club. Planning proposals to build housing with a community centre and playing field on the former Vetch site are now in process. A barracks for the Territorial Army is located adjacent to the Vetch and nearby on the seafront is the pleasantly situated Swansea Prison
Swansea (HM Prison)
HM Prison Swansea is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Sandfields area of Swansea, Wales. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is colloquially known as 'Cox's farm', after a former governor.-History:...
. The sea frontage of Sandfields is a line of mostly small privately owned hotels and guest houses along Oystermouth Road.
Swansea Council intends the Sandfields area to remain primarily residential. With the exception of limited extension of hotels on the Oystermouth road the planning policy for the area is to prohibit further commercial usage within the Sandfields community.