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Gorseinon
Welsh: Gorseinon
Gorseinon (United Kingdom)
Gorseinon

Gorseinon shown within the United Kingdom
Population7,874 [1]
OS grid referenceSS585985
Principal areaSwansea
Ceremonial countyWest Glamorgan
Constituent countryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWANSEA
Postcode districtSA4
Dialling code01792
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
European ParliamentWales
UK ParliamentGower
Welsh AssemblyGower
List of places: UK • Wales • Swansea

Coordinates: 51°40′N 4°02′W / 51.66, -4.03

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Prior to local government re-organisation in 1996, the town of Gorseinon was administered as part of the Lliw Valley district and previously Llwchwr Urban District Council. The Borough of Lliw Valley was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996. Llwchwr is a community at the far western edge of the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Since 1996, Gorseinon has been governed by the City and County of Swansea council and falls within the Gorseinon and Penyrheol wards of Swansea. Political makeup Elections take place every four years The last election was 1 May 2008. Gorseinon is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Penyrheol is the name of an electoral ward and a Suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales.

The town has a well-established local hospital, donated to the community prior to the establishment of the National Health Service by local industrialist and benefactor, (William) Rufus Lewis.

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Education

Penyrheol Comprehensive School is where 90% of 11-16 year olds go. The school's main building was destroyed by arson, in 2006. The school will have a brand new building in September 2008. The fire destroyed most of the school where pupils lost work and GCSE coursework. Additionally the town is home to Gorseinon College, a tertiary college that provides further education and adult learning. Coleg Gorseinon College is a Further education college college situated to the west of Swansea, in the suburb of Upper Loughor in Gorseinon

Sport and leisure

Gorseinon is home to one of Britain's largest carrier pigeon societies. The Pigeon Institute of Gorseinon was founded by Gregory Moorlock in 1863. Gorseinon's local rugby team is Gorseinon RFC while Garden Village FC of the Welsh Football League play on the outskirts of the town in Kingsbridge. Gorseinon RFC is a Welsh Rugby union club representing the town of Gorseinon, Swansea, South Wales. Garden Village Association Football Club is a football club based in Swansea, south west Wales and currently playing in the Second Division Gorseinon hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1980. The National Eisteddfod of Wales ( Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the most important of several Eisteddfodau that are held annually mostly in Wales.

For more than 50 years, Gorseinon was home to 'La Charrette', the UK's smallest cinema, established by local electrician, the late Gwyn Phillips. La Charrette was for several decades the smallest cinema in the UK Built from a disused railway carriage, the cinema opened in 1953; when the decay of its structure forced closure in February 2008, 'La Charrette' was dismantled and taken to the Gower Heritage Centre.

Famous citizens

It is the birthplace in nearby Penyrheol of former Father of the House of Commons, David Grenfell who was the local Member of Parliament for 37 years, British Conservative Party Leader Michael Howard, Roy Evans, former General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, Hanlyn Davies, Emeritus Professor of Art at Massachusetts University, former Welsh rugby union captains Norman Gale and Richard Moriarty, rugby league international Lewis Jones, actor/comedian Keith Allen, boxer Colin Jones and the late, great footballer Robbie James. David Rhys Grenfell PC CBE LlD ( 16 June 1881 &ndash 21 November 1968) was a Welsh Labour Party politician born at Penyrheol A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Michael Howard QC (born 7 July 1941 is a British Politician, a Conservative MP since the 1983 General Election for the constituency of Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Richard Moriarty (born 1 May 1957 at Gorseinon near Swansea) is a former International Wales Rugby union Lewis Jones may refer to Lewis Jones (writer, Welsh writer Lewis Jones (rugby, Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer Keith Philip George Allen (born 2 June 1953) is a British Comedian, Actor, singer and writer Colin Jones may refer to Colin Jones (artist Colin Jones (boxer Colin Jones (thinker Colin Jones Robert Mark James ( March 23, 1957 &ndash February 18, 1998) was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including

James Henry Govier (1910-1974) British painter, etcher and engraver lived at Gorseinon from 1914-1945. James Henry Govier ( August 1, 1910 – December 21, 1974) was an English painter born at Oakley Buckinghamshire. He studied at the famous Swansea School under William Grant Murray and was a friend of Alfred Janes, Ceri Richards, Evan Walters, Kenneth Hancock, Dylan Thomas, Gwillym Thomas and Augustus John. Examples of his work can be found in The National Museum in Cardiff, The National Library, Swansea Art Gallery, The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery,The National Portrait Gallery, The British Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Asmolean Museum in Oxford, The Buckinghamshire County Museum in Aylesbury, Norwich Castle Museum in Norfolk and Christchurch Mansion Museum at Ipswich in Suffolk.

From 1935-1942 Govier was a student at The Royal College of Art and studied under Malcolm Osborne and Robert Austin. In 1939 he became the etching demonstrator at the college before joining the Royal Engineers. He was later transferred to the Royal Air Force and worked on models for the D-Day landings and Dambusters raids. In 1945 he returned to Buckinghamshire, his native county, having been born at Oakley on the 1st of August 1910. In 1947 he moved to Suffolk as artmaster at Eye Grammar Shool, a position he held until 1965. Govier was the artmaster at Diss Grammar School in Norfolk from 1965-1972. He lived with his family at Hoxne in Suffolk and was buried at Hoxne Church in 1974.

Information from Who's Who in Art, National Portrait Gallery pages. Oakley Buckinghamshire.

Government

The community of Gorseinon comprises the Gorseinon ward and the southern part of the Penyrheol ward. Gorseinon is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Penyrheol may refer to Penyrheol Caerphilly Penyrheol Swansea The Gorseinon Town Council developed from the former Gorseinon Community Council in 1998, since when it was able to appoint a town mayor annually. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The council now comprises sixteen unpaid volunteers who are elected every four years. The current town mayor and deputy mayor of Gorseinon are Councillor Gillian Evans and Councillor Raymond Beech.

Twin Town

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