Swiss Valley
Ward in Carmarthenshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.719, -4.131 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 52 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01554 (Llanelli) |
Swiss Valley is an electoral ward in Carmarthenshire, Wales, set on the wooded valley north of Llanelli and centred around the well‑known Swiss Valley Reservoirs. The valley and its waterworks provide a notable green lung for the area, with waymarked paths, picnic spots and birdlife that make it popular with walkers, runners and cyclists from the town and surrounding villages.
Once part of the industrial hinterland that serviced Llanelli’s coal and tinplate trades, the ward is now largely residential with local shops, schools and community groups, and a strong sense of local identity. Conservation and leisure use of the reservoirs and woodlands sit alongside day‑to‑day commuter life, so the area blends its industrial past with a quieter, outdoor‑led character today.
Postcode districts covering Swiss Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 10 miles16.2 km
- Llanelli 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Llanelli Rural 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Neath 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Briton Ferry 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Ammanford 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Maesteg 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Gorseinon 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Carmarthen 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Porthcawl 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Ystalyfera 14.7 miles23.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Llanelli Rural Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Dafen and Felinfoel Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Llanelli Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Lliedi Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Llannon Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Llangennech Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Five Roads Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bryn Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Elli Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bigyn Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hendy Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Glyn Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Swiss Valley
SA14 8HR, SA14 8BW, SA14 8EQ, SA14 8DT, SA14 8DG, SA14 8DA, SA14 8ET, SA14 8HA, SA14 8BT … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 40.5 miles65.2 km
- Bristol Airport 64.9 miles104.5 km
- Llangennech Railway Station 3 miles4.7 km
- Llanelli Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Swiss Valley Ad
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Ashburnham Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Gower Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
Schools in Swiss Valley
- Swiss Valley Primary
Local points of interest
- Llanelli FC Stadium 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles7.6 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 10 miles16 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 10 miles16.2 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Richmond Park Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km