Pen-clawdd is a compact community on the north shore of the Gower peninsula within Swansea, Wales, sitting beside the wide mudflats of the Burry Inlet. The ward’s salt marshes and estuarine landscape are important for wildlife and give sweeping views across the inlet, making it part of the distinctive coastal character of Gower.
Locally the village is best known for a long tradition of cockle gathering and small‑scale shellfishing, industries that have shaped both the economy and social life for generations. That maritime heritage sits alongside a close-knit community feel - chapels, pubs and sports clubs - while many residents now commute into Swansea, balancing rural coastal living with links to the city.
Postcode districts covering Pen-clawdd
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bridgend 25 miles40.2 km
- Llanelli 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Llanelli Rural 6 miles9.7 km
- Neath 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Briton Ferry 12.5 miles20 km
- Ammanford 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Maesteg 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Gorseinon 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Carmarthen 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Porthcawl 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Ystalyfera 16.4 miles26.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Llanrhidian Higher Parish 0 miles0 km
- Crofty Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Pen-clawdd Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Three Crosses Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Llanrhidian Lower Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Fairwood Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ilston Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Canisland Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bynea Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Llwynhendy Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Glanymor Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Loughor Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Pen-clawdd
SA4 3YS, SA4 3XX, SA4 3FL, SA4 3LJ, SA4 3UR, SA4 3JW, SA4 3LN, SA4 3JD, SA4 3YP … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 36.9 miles59.4 km
- Bristol Airport 62.5 miles100.5 km
- Bynea Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Llanelli Railway Station 3.6 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Pen-clawdd Ad
- The Gower Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Patricks Boathouse 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Oyster House 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Ashburnham Hotel 3 7.4 miles12 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Swansea 4 7.4 miles12 km
Schools in Pen-clawdd
- Penclawdd Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 6 miles9.7 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 14.7 miles23.6 km