Mawr is a rural community to the north of the city of Swansea in Wales, occupying upland farmland, commons and small river valleys. It is sparsely populated, made up of scattered hamlets and farms rather than a single large village, and offers quiet lanes and open moorland with views across the Swansea Valley and towards the Gower Peninsula.
The area has long agricultural roots, with sheep and mixed farming shaping the landscape, alongside pockets of historic quarrying and mining visible in the local archaeology. Community life is centred on village halls and chapels, and the district is popular with walkers and riders seeking peaceful countryside and wide skies rather than built-up tourist facilities.
Postcode districts covering Mawr
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 7.2 miles
- Tonypandy 22.7 miles
- Bridgend 22.5 miles
- Llanelli 8.5 miles
- Llanelli Rural 8.8 miles
- Neath 7.3 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 24.5 miles
- Coity Higher 22.2 miles
- Briton Ferry 9.2 miles
- Aberdare 21 miles
- Aberdare East 21.9 miles
- Aberdare West 20.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Craig-cefn-parc Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Pontardulais Parish 3.2 miles
- Betws Parish 3.5 miles
- Clydach Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Pontarddulais Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Pontlliw and Tircoed Parish 3.7 miles
- Llangyfelach Parish 3.8 miles
- Tycroes Ward 3.9 miles
- Llanedi Parish 3.9 miles
- Trebanos Ward 4 miles
- Pontlliw Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Ammanford Built-up area 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Mawr
SA6 5RF, SA6 5TN, SA6 6PF, SA6 6NY, SA4 8NS, SA18 2RN, SA5 7PR, SA5 7NJ, SA5 7PU … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 35 miles
- Bristol Airport 58.2 miles
- Pantyffynnon Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Pontarddulais Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Mawr Ad
- The Dillwyn Arms 4.3 miles
- The Georgian Swansea 5 7.9 miles
- Morgans Hotel 4 7.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 7.3 miles
- The New Swan Hotel 3 7.7 miles
- Ice House Apartments 4 7.9 miles
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 5.7 miles
- Ibis Swansea 2 8 miles
- The Grand Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swansea 4 8.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 6.2 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 8 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 8.1 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 8.6 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 9.1 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 9.1 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 10.7 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 11.2 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 11.8 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 11.8 miles
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 12.3 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 12.8 miles