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Morriston (Welsh: Treforys) is a town in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. Morriston is now the most populous of all Swansea's suburbs.

The town is centred around the main Woodfield street, an extremely busy and congested shopping street during the day. Woodfield street runs in a north-south axis. The terrain slopes gently downwards to the east and steeply upwards to the west. To the south of the main shopping area of Woodfield street lies a curious roundabout formed by a church - a famous landmark of Morriston town.

Morriston Hospital, the largest in the Swansea area, is located at Cwmrhydyceirw, approximately one mile north of Morriston town centre. All British driver registration is handled by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency which also is located in Clase, a suburb west of Morriston Town and is a major employer of local people.

The Morriston Orpheus Choir has an international reputation as a male voice choir.

Industrial heritage
Morriston was constructed as a new town on a grid pattern and was named after its founder, Sir John Morris, Bt. The grid pattern remains in evidence today. Morris originally named the town "Morris Town", but this was shortened into the single word "Morriston". The Welsh language translation of the name, Treforys, will also often be seen.

Sir John Morris was also responsible for the construction between 1768 and 1774 known as Morris Castle, widely considered to have been the world's first accommodation built specifically for workers by their employer. Little of the structure remains today, although its ruins are visible on high ground above the nearby Landore district.

Morriston was initially constructed for the workers of the tin-plate and copper industries that built up along the banks of the River Tawe in the 18th Century, and by the 19th Century it was the tin-plate capital of the world. However, this industry went into decline with the invention of the strip mill, which required massive investment. Tin plating had almost vanished from the area by the end of the Second World War, with modern works being situated further east in Port Talbot.

Metalworking in Morriston came to an end in 1980 with the closure of the last tin-plate works.

Administration
The name Morriston is also used to describe the electoral ward and the community, both of which include the town. Morriston has its own town council.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Caemawr, Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston, Parc Gwernfadog, Pant-lasau, Ynysforgan and Ynystawe, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by Llansamlet and Clydach to the east; Bon-y-maen and Landore to the south; Mynydd-Bach and Llangyfelach to the west; and Mawr to the north.

Morriston is one of two five member wards in the Swansea local authority area.

Originally separate and distinct, Morriston is now regarded as a suburb of the city of Swansea, which lies three miles to the south-west.

Famous Morristonians

  • William Richard Arnold, Welsh rugby international
  • Anthony Clement, Welsh rugby international
  • D.Z. Phillips, Philosopher of Religion

 Campsites/Caravan Parks in Morriston
 Riverside Caravan Park
       Ynsforgan Farm
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6QL
 01792 775587


 Football in Morriston: Morriston Town FC


 Golf in Morriston:
 Morriston Golf Club
       160 Clasemont Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       SA6 6AJ
 01792 771079


 Libraries in Morriston:
 Morriston Library
       Treharne Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       SA6 7AA
 01792 516770 
 Monday 9.00am-6.00pm 
       Tuesday 9.00am-6.00pm
       Wednesday 9.00am-6.00pm
       Thursday 9.00am-6.00pm 
       Friday 9.00am-8.00pm 
       Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm 
 Wheelchair Accessible, Hearing Loop


 Rugby in Morriston: Morriston RFC


 Taxis in Morriston:
 Yellow Cabs
       100 Clase Rd
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8DY
 01792 700400


 Vets in Morriston:
 The Haven Veterinary Group
       71 Sway Rd
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6JA
 01792 702600

 St James Veterinary Group
       66 Martin St
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 7BJ
 01792 799711

 Tawe Veterinary Group
       9 Soar Terrace
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6HX
 01792 791393


 Pubs/Bars in Morriston:
 The Barn Inn
       Cefn-Felindre Farm
       Pontlasse Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6PX
 01792 774411

 Bird In Hand
       Clase Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8DS
 01792 771302

 Champion Brewer
       Martin Street
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 7BL
 01792 411181

 The Cross Inn
       142 Woodfield Street
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8AL
 01792 774390

 Crown Inn Free House
       79 Woodfield Street
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8BQ
 01792 411005

 Dukes Arms
       556 Neath Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8HG
 01792 411178

 The Fountain Inn
       12 Woodfield Street
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8AQ
 01792 411484

 The Lamb & Flag
       3 Sway Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6HT
 01792 411888

 Masons Arms
       Rhydypandy Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6PB
 01792 842535

 Midland Hotel
       Clydach Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6QB
 01792 781550

 Mill House Inn
       Cwmbath Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 7AU

 The Plough Inn
       95 Clase Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8DY
 01792 516170

 Rat and Carrot
       142 Woodfield Street
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8AL

 Red Lion Hotel
       Sway Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 6JA

 The Smelters Arms
       375 Trewyddfa Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8PE
 01792 772728

 Swan Inn
       564 Neath Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8HE
 01792 771370

 The Wychtree Inn
       924 Neath Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8ES
 01792 411062


 Cafes in Morriston:
 Kenneths Cafe
       515a Neath Road
       Morriston
       Swansea
       West Glamorgan
       SA6 8HG
 01792 793300


Morriston - From 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' (1849)
MORRISTON, a chapelry, in the parish and hundred of Llangyvelach, poor-law union of Swansea, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 2 miles (N. by E.) from Swansea: its population, which is very considerable, is returned with that of the township of Higher and Lower Cl�s, wherein it is situated. This village is of recent origin, and derives its name from its founder and late proprietor, Sir John Morris, who built it for the residence of the persons engaged in the copper-works and collieries in the district. It is situated on the western bank of the river Tawe or Tawy, which is here navigable for sloops of small burthen, and which, falling into the harbour of Swansea, affords a facility for the conveyance of mineral produce to that port, as does also the Swansea canal, passing close to the village. The different ranges of building are formed with great regularity, after a plan by Mr. W. Edwards, designed about the year 1768, with a view to the formation of regular streets, in the probable event of its ultimately becoming a town, from the future extension of the works, and the advantages of its situation in the heart of an extensive district abounding with mineral wealth, and on the bank of a navigable river near the sea-port of Swansea. The living is a perpetual curacy; present net income, �85; patron and impropriator, Sir John Morris, Bart. The chapel is a neat structure, and is appropriately fitted up. There are places of worship for dissenters, a National day and Sunday school, and some Sunday schools belonging to the dissenters. The chapelry is included within the boundaries of the borough of Swansea.



 

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