Bishopston is a ward and village on the Gower peninsula within the City and County of Swansea in Wales. It sits amid rolling countryside close to the coast and the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, making it popular with walkers, surfers and other visitors drawn to the peninsula’s dramatic cliffs and beaches.
The community mixes farming, local services and a seasonal tourism economy, with a compact village hub of shops, a pub, a primary school and active community groups. Historically a rural parish, Bishopston today balances conservation and village life with commuters travelling into Swansea, while retaining a strong sense of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Bishopston
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Bridgend 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Llanelli 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Llanelli Rural 10.5 miles17 km
- Neath 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Coity Higher 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Briton Ferry 10 miles16.1 km
- Ammanford 15 miles24.2 km
- Maesteg 17 miles27.4 km
- Gorseinon 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Carmarthen 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Porthcawl 16.5 miles26.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Bishopston Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Pennard Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- West Cross Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Mumbles Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Canisland Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Southgate Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Mayals Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Upper Killay Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fairwood Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Dunvant and Killay Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Killay Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Dunvant Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Bishopston
SA3 3BA, SA3 3HJ, SA3 3AY, SA3 3JL, SA3 3DJ, SA3 3AG, SA3 3HL, SA3 3AJ, SA3 3EY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 32.7 miles52.6 km
- Bristol Airport 58.6 miles94.3 km
- Gowerton Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Swansea Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
Hotels near Bishopston Ad
- Patricks Boathouse 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Gower Hotel 4 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Oyster House 4 2 miles3.3 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The Carlton Hotel Mumbles 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swansea 4 5 miles8 km
- The Grand Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 6.4 miles10.3 km
Schools in Bishopston
- Bishopston Comprehensive Secondary
- Bishopston Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Egypt Center Museum 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 15 miles24.1 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 15 miles24.2 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 16.2 miles26.1 km