Winch Wen is a suburban district in the Bon-y-maen

Bon-y-maen

Bon-y-maen, sometimes spelt Bonymaen, is a community in Swansea, Wales located about north east of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Bonymaen ward. Immediately above Bon-y-maen on the top of Kilvey Hill is the main TV transmitter for Swansea. The local rugby team is Bonymaen RFC....

 ward of 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...

. It lies some 3.5 miles (5 km) north-east 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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The district consists principally of residential housing situated to the south of Carmel Road, although it also includes an industrial estate

Industrial park

An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...

 - lying a little further north, and also known simply as Winch Wen - which is home to a number of small factories and warehouses.

To the immediate east of Winch Wen lies Pentre Dwr

Pentre Dwr

Pentre Dwr is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Bon-y-maen ward. The village approximates to the settlement west of Winch Wen and south of Trallwn along Crymlyn Road....

, a predominantly farming and rural area.