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Llansamlet
Llansamlet
	Llansamlet Location within Swansea
Population	7,041 (2011)
OS grid reference	SS696975
Principal area	Swansea;
Preserved county	West Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWANSEA
Postcode district	SA1, SA6, SA7
Dialling code	01792
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Swansea East;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea East;
	List of places UK Wales Swansea 51°39′43″N 3°53′53″W / 51.662°N 03.898°W

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Llansamlet is a suburban district and community of Swansea, Wales, falling into the Llansamlet ward. The area is centred on the A48 road (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the M4 motorway.

Like other places in Wales having a name beginning with Llan, Llansamlet is named after a church, usually itself bearing the name of a saint – in this case, the church of Saint Samlet. There is a Saint Samlet's Church in the area on Church Road.

History

Historically, the region was part of the Principality of Deheubarth until the Norman invasions between 1067 and 1101. From 1135 the Normans wrested the region from the Prince of Deheubarth and formed the basis for the Marcher Lordship of Kilvey of comital rank. After the Laws in Wales Act 1535 abolished Marcher lordships, the region was incorporated into the county of Glamorgan. The parish of Llansamlet became part of the borough of Swansea in two boundary changes in 1835 and 1918.^[2]

Llansamlet was an important coal mining area from at least the 14th century. Initially coal was mined for export but with the coming of the copper industry in the 18th century much of the output was used for smelting purposes. In 1750 the principal mineral properties were acquired by Chauncy Townsend and they remained in his family until his great-grandson, Charles Henry Smith, relinquished them in 1872. By this time the best seams had been worked out and output was in decline. Coal-working finally ceased in the first half of the 20th century. Much of the former mining area is now occupied by the Swansea Enterprise Park.

One of the few surviving remains of the coal industry is Scotts Pit. The pit has a Cornish-style pumping engine house. Its construction can be dated to about 1823/4. John Scott, the owner of the colliery, was a London solicitor who had taken a lease of the property in 1816. Coal was produced from 1819 and in the same year a locomotive was supplied by George Stephenson, although it did not prove successful and was soon withdrawn.^[3] Scott was unable to operate the pit profitably and pulled out in 1828.^[4] The pit then reverted to Charles Henry Smith. It continued in use, sometimes for coal winning, sometimes for pumping, until 1930. It was restored in the 1970s. It is often stated that the pit was sunk in the 1770s by a Captain John Scott, but there is no truth in this: it probably derives from a garbled oral tradition.^[5]

Modern Llansamlet

Today the area consists of an urban belt centred on the A48 road and M4 motorway where new housing was built in the early 2000s. At the west of the area lies the Swansea Enterprise Park and Swansea Vale development area. The north of the area is mainly rural, consisting of farmland.

Transport

Road transport links include the A48 trunk road to the M4 motorway (Junction 44). It has its own railway station to the east, served by the Transport for Wales Rail Swanline service between Cardiff and Swansea.

The railway runs through a cutting, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. After a landslip when the line opened in 1850, Brunel designed four flying arches to hold the cutting walls apart. For extra stability, these arches were ballasted with high mounds of copper slag, an easily available waste product from the local copper industry in the Lower Swansea Valley.^[6] The four arches were completed in 1855 ^[7] and are now Grade II listed structures.

Notable residents

Jack Kelsey, Welsh international goalkeeper
Ruth Madoc, best known for appearing in the TV comedy show Hi-de-Hi!, grew up here.
Dai Parker, Wales and British Lion rugby player, brother of Tom Parker, Welsh international rugby union captain
Lucy Thomas, 19th century businesswoman

References

^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
^ "Borough/County Borough/City of Swansea records". West Glamorgan Archive Service. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
^ Reynolds, Paul (2003). Lewis, M.J.T. (ed.). "George Stephenson's 1819 Llansamlet locomotive". Early Railways 2: papers from the Second International Early Railways Conference. London: Newcomen Society: 165–76.
^ "Early References to Coal Mining History". Retrieved 15 December 2014.
^ Reynolds, Paul (February 1999). "Scott's Pit: new evidence from the north of England". Bulletin of the South West Wales Industrial Archaeology Society. 74: 11–19.
^ Jones, Stephen K. (2006). Brunel in South Wales. Vol. II: Communications and Coal. Tempus. pp. 140–142. ISBN 0-7524-3918-9.
^ Brunel, Isambard (3 February 1855). "Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser". Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[1] "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[2] "Borough/County Borough/City of Swansea records". West Glamorgan Archive Service. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2009.

[3] Reynolds, Paul (2003). Lewis, M.J.T. (ed.). "George Stephenson's 1819 Llansamlet locomotive". Early Railways 2: papers from the Second International Early Railways Conference. London: Newcomen Society: 165–76.

[4] "Early References to Coal Mining History". Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[5] Reynolds, Paul (February 1999). "Scott's Pit: new evidence from the north of England". Bulletin of the South West Wales Industrial Archaeology Society. 74: 11–19.

[6] Jones, Stephen K. (2006). Brunel in South Wales. Vol. II: Communications and Coal. Tempus. pp. 140–142. ISBN 0-7524-3918-9.

[7] Brunel, Isambard (3 February 1855). "Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser". Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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-'''Llansamlet''' is a [[suburb]]an district of [[Swansea]], [[Wales]] falling into the [[Llansamlet (electoral ward)|Llansamlet ward]].  The area is centered on the [[A48 road]] (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the [[M4 Motorway]].
+'''Llansamlet''' is a [[suburb]]an district and [[Community (Wales)|community]] of [[Swansea]], Wales, falling into the [[Llansamlet (electoral ward)|Llansamlet ward]]. The area is centred on the [[A48 road]] (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the [[M4 motorway]].
-Similar to many other places in Wales where the name begins with [[Llan place name element|Llan]], Llansamlet is named after a [[saint]] - Saint Samlet.  There is a Saint Samlet's Church in the area on Church Road.
+Like other places in Wales having a name beginning with [[Llan place name element|Llan]], Llansamlet is named after a church, usually itself bearing the name of a saint – in this case, the church of Saint Samlet. There is a Saint Samlet's Church in the area on Church Road.
 ==History==
-Historically, the region was part of the [[Deheubarth|Principality of Deheubarth]] until the Norman invasions between 1067-1101. From 1135 the Normans wrested the region from the Prince of Deheubarth and formed the basis for the Marcher [[Gower (Lordship)|Lordship of Kilvey]] of [[comital]] rank. After the [[Laws in Wales Act 1535]] abolished Marcher lordships, the region was incorporated into the county of [[Glamorgan]]. The parish of Llansamlet became part of the borough of Swansea in two boundary changes in 1835 and 1918.<ref>[http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=34&coll_id=76539&expand= West Glamorgan Archive Service Borough/County Borough/City of Swansea records]</ref>
+Historically, the region was part of the [[Deheubarth|Principality of Deheubarth]] until the Norman invasions between 1067 and 1101. From 1135 the Normans wrested the region from the Prince of Deheubarth and formed the basis for the Marcher [[Gower (Lordship)|Lordship of Kilvey]] of [[comital]] rank. After the [[Laws in Wales Act 1535]] abolished Marcher lordships, the region was incorporated into the county of [[Glamorgan]]. The parish of Llansamlet became part of the borough of Swansea in two boundary changes in 1835 and 1918.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=34&coll_id=76539&expand= |publisher=West Glamorgan Archive Service |title=Borough/County Borough/City of Swansea records |access-date=3 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605140817/http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=34&coll_id=76539&expand= |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-Llansamlet was an important [[coal mining]] area from at least the 14th century. Initially coal was mined for export but with the coming of the [[smelting|copper industry]] in the 18th century much of the ouptut was used for smelting purposes. In 1770 the principal mineral properties were acquired by [[Chauncy Townsend]] and they remained in his family until his great-grandson, Charles Henry Smith, relinquished them in 1870. By this time all the best seams had been worked out and output was in decline. Coal-working finally ceased in the first half of the 20th century. Much of the former mining area is now occupied by the [[Swansea Enterprise Park]].
+Llansamlet was an important [[coal mining]] area from at least the 14th century. Initially coal was mined for export but with the coming of the copper industry in the 18th century much of the output was used for smelting purposes. In 1750 the principal mineral properties were acquired by [[Chauncy Townsend]] and they remained in his family until his great-grandson, Charles Henry Smith, relinquished them in 1872. By this time the best seams had been worked out and output was in decline. Coal-working finally ceased in the first half of the 20th century. Much of the former mining area is now occupied by the [[Swansea Enterprise Park]].
+ [[File:Scott's_Pit_Engine_House_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3015079.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Engine house at Scotts Pit]]
-One of the few surviving remains of the coal industry is Scott's Pit, a fine Cornish-style pumping engine house. Its construction can be dated to about 1823/4. John Scott, the owner of the colliery, was a London solicitor who had taken a lease of the property in 1816. Coal started to be produced in 1819 and in the same year a locomotive was supplied by [[George Stephenson#Early locomotives|George Stephenson]], although it did not prove successful and was soon withdrawn <ref> Paul Reynolds, 'George Stephenson's 1819 Llansamlet locomotive' in M.J.T. Lewis (ed.), ''Early Railways 2: papers from the Second International Early Railways Conference'' (London : Newcomen Society, 2003), pp 165-76</ref>. Scott was unable to operate the pit profitably and pulled out in 1828.<ref>[http://himedo.net/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Coal/CoalMining.htm Early References to Coal Mining History]</ref> The pit then reverted to Charles Henry Smith. It continued in use, sometimes for coal winning, sometimes for pumping, until 1930. It was restored in the 1970s. It is often stated that the pit was sunk in the 1770s by a Captain John Scott, but there is no truth in this: it probably derives from a garbled oral tradition.<ref> Paul Reynolds, 'Scott's Pit: new evidence from the north of England', South West Wales Industrial Archaeology Society, ''Bulletin'' 74 (February 1999), pp 11-19,</ref>
+One of the few surviving remains of the coal industry is Scotts Pit. The pit has a Cornish-style pumping engine house. Its construction can be dated to about 1823/4. John Scott, the owner of the colliery, was a London solicitor who had taken a lease of the property in 1816. Coal was produced from 1819 and in the same year a locomotive was supplied by [[George Stephenson#Locomotives|George Stephenson]], although it did not prove successful and was soon withdrawn.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Paul |last=Reynolds |title=George Stephenson's 1819 Llansamlet locomotive |editor-first=M.J.T. |editor-last=Lewis |journal=Early Railways 2: papers from the Second International Early Railways Conference |location=London |publisher=Newcomen Society |date=2003 |pages=165–76}}</ref> Scott was unable to operate the pit profitably and pulled out in 1828.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://himedo.net/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Coal/CoalMining.htm |title=Early References to Coal Mining History |accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> The pit then reverted to Charles Henry Smith. It continued in use, sometimes for coal winning, sometimes for pumping, until 1930. It was restored in the 1970s. It is often stated that the pit was sunk in the 1770s by a Captain John Scott, but there is no truth in this: it probably derives from a garbled oral tradition.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Paul |last=Reynolds |title=Scott's Pit: new evidence from the north of England |journal=Bulletin of the South West Wales Industrial Archaeology Society |volume=74 |date=February 1999 |pages=11–19}}</ref>
 ==Modern Llansamlet==
-Today the area consists of an [[Urban area|urban]] belt centered around the A48 road and M4 motorway where new housing was built in the early millennium decade.  At the west of the area lies the [[Swansea Enterprise Park]] and [[Swansea Vale]] development area.  The north of the area is mainly [[rural]], consisting of [[arable land|farmland]].
+Today the area consists of an [[Urban area|urban]] belt centred on the A48 road and M4 motorway where new housing was built in the early 2000s.  At the west of the area lies the [[Swansea Enterprise Park]] and [[Swansea Vale]] development area.  The north of the area is mainly rural, consisting of farmland.
 ==Transport==
-Road transport links include the A48 trunk road to the [[M4 motorway]] (Junction 44).  It has its own [[Llansamlet railway station|railway station]] to the east, served by the [[Arriva Trains Wales]] [[Swanline]] service between [[Cardiff]] and [[Swansea]].
+Road transport links include the A48 trunk road to the [[M4 motorway]] (Junction 44).  It has its own [[Llansamlet railway station|railway station]] to the east, served by the [[Transport for Wales Rail]] ''[[Swanline]]'' service between [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff]] and [[Swansea railway station|Swansea]].
+The railway runs through a [[cutting (transportation)|cutting]], designed by [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]]. After a landslip when the line opened in 1850, Brunel designed four [[flying arch]]es to hold the cutting walls apart. For extra stability, these arches were ballasted with high mounds of copper slag, an easily available waste product from the local copper industry in the Lower Swansea Valley.<ref>{{cite book
+  |title=Brunel in South Wales
+  |last=Jones  |first=Stephen K.
+  |volume=II: Communications and Coal
+  |publisher=Tempus
+  |year=2006
+  |isbn=0-7524-3918-9
+  |ref={{harvid|Jones|II}}
+  |pages=140–142
+}}</ref> The four arches were completed in 1855 <ref>{{cite news | last = Brunel | first = Isambard | date = 1855-02-03 | title = Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser | url = https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3054374/3054376/6/ | access-date = 2023-03-19}}</ref> and are now Grade II listed structures.
 ==Notable residents==
 *[[Jack Kelsey]], Welsh international goalkeeper
-*[[Ruth Madoc]], star of the TV show ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' grew up here.
+*[[Ruth Madoc]], best known for appearing in the TV comedy show ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'', grew up here.
 *[[Dai Parker]], Wales and British Lion rugby player, brother of [[Tom Parker (rugby player)|Tom Parker]], Welsh international rugby union captain
+*[[Lucy Thomas (businesswoman)|Lucy Thomas]], 19th century businesswoman
 ==References==
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