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|country =Wales |
| country = Wales |
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|official_name=Jersey Marine |
| official_name = Jersey Marine |
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|unitary_wales=[[Neath Port Talbot]] |
| unitary_wales = [[Neath Port Talbot]] |
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|lieutenancy_wales=[[West Glamorgan]] |
| lieutenancy_wales = [[West Glamorgan]] |
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|constituency_westminster=[[Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberavon]] |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberavon]] |
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| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Aberavon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberavon]] |
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|post_town=NEATH |
| post_town = NEATH |
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|postcode_district=SA1 & SA10 |
| postcode_district = SA1 & SA10 |
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| postcode_area = SA |
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|dial_code=01792 |
| dial_code = 01792 |
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|os_grid_reference=SS755895 |
| os_grid_reference = SS755895 |
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|coordinates = {{coord|51.63022|-3.8645|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|51.63022|-3.8645|display=inline,title}} |
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| static_image = Jersey Marine Tower - geograph.org.uk - 6179836.jpg |
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| static_image_caption = Jersey Marine Tower |
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'''Jersey Marine''' is a village in [[Neath Port Talbot]] [[county borough]], Wales, [[United Kingdom|UK]] located about {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of [[Swansea]]. It falls within the [[Coedffranc West]] ward. |
'''Jersey Marine''' is a village in [[Neath Port Talbot]] [[county borough]], Wales, [[United Kingdom|UK]] located about {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of [[Swansea]]. It falls within the [[Coedffranc West]] ward. |
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==Jersey Marine tower== |
==Jersey Marine tower== |
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Jersey Marine is most famous to locals for its tower. This is a four |
Jersey Marine is most famous to locals for its tower. This is a four-storey octagonal tower that was built in the [[Victorian era]]. The tower was designed to provide a panoramic view of the surrounding area through its ''[[camera obscura]]''. It was built as part of the development of Jersey Marine as a holiday resort. Having fallen into disrepair, there were proposals to restore the ''camera obscura'' but it was eventually fully restored in 2006 as part of The Towers Hotel and is now used as a bridal suite. |
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==Jersey Marine beach== |
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Jersey Marine beach stretches from the [[River Neath]] [[estuary]] to [[Swansea Docks]]. It is backed by [[sand dune]]s at [[Crymlyn Burrows]] to the north. To the northeast lies the [[golf course]] of the Swansea Bay Golf Club. Heavy industrial sites are prominent to the eastern and western ends of the beach. |
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Visitors should be aware of the dangers of this beach, which have been the cause of many deaths in the past. Firstly, the tide goes out extremely far, which can lead people to walk out to get close to the water's edge. Unbeknown to many, there are a number of large sand banks across the beach. When the tide comes in, it comes in widely around these sandbanks. Anyone facing the water would not know that it is cutting them off from behind. The extremely strong currents in this water makes it a recipe for disaster. |
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==Nearest places== |
==Nearest places== |
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[[Category:Villages in Neath Port Talbot]] |
[[Category:Villages in Neath Port Talbot]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 12 March 2024
| Jersey Marine | |
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 Jersey Marine Tower | |
  Jersey Marine Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
| OS grid reference | SS755895 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEATH |
| Postcode district | SA1 & SA10 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Jersey Marine is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales, UK located about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Swansea. It falls within the Coedffranc West ward.
Jersey Marine is centered on a main road formed by Ashleigh Terrace, coming from a junction with the A483 road (Fabian Way), which curves to the east along New Road leading to Llandarcy. The A483, Fabian Way, is normally considered the gateway into Swansea City Centre, therefore it is mistakenly thought that the area is part of the city of Swansea despite the village being part of Neath Port Talbot. The local primary school in the village is Crymlyn Primary School. Secondary school age children attend school in Neath, not Swansea.
The village includes the Pant y Sais Nature Reserve, a fen area featuring a circular boardwalk which connects with the tow path of the Tennant Canal.
A new 800,000 sq ft (74,000 m2) distribution centre for Amazon.co.uk is sited south of the village on the site of a former cable manufacturing plant. It opened on 16 April 2008.[1]
Jersey Marine tower
[edit]Jersey Marine is most famous to locals for its tower. This is a four-storey octagonal tower that was built in the Victorian era. The tower was designed to provide a panoramic view of the surrounding area through its camera obscura. It was built as part of the development of Jersey Marine as a holiday resort. Having fallen into disrepair, there were proposals to restore the camera obscura but it was eventually fully restored in 2006 as part of The Towers Hotel and is now used as a bridal suite.
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