Penllergaer
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Penllergaer ({{langx|cy|Penlle'r-gaer}}) is a village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It lies to the east of Gorseinon, within the electoral ward of the same name. It is situated about 4.5 miles north west of Swansea city centre, near junction 47 of the M4 motorway. The population of the community and ward was 2,868 in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000586|title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics}}
Penllergaer Woods and Penllergare
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Penllergaer Woods, on the edge of the Parc Penllergaer housing development, once formed part of John Dillwyn Llewelyn's Penllergare estate and surrounded his mansion house. The first photographs of the Moon were taken at Dillwyn Llewelyn's observatory, which still stands.
The Penllergare Trust is a small charity that supports the upkeep of the estate. It is active in gardening, conservation and maintenance, and operates a coffee shop on the grounds.{{Cite web |title=The Penllergare Trust |url=https://penllergare.org/about-us/thepenllergaretrust/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Penllergare Valley Woods |language=en-GB}}
During World War II, the estate was purchased by the missionary Rees Howells and the mansion was offered as a residence to the exiled Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia."Rees Howells Intercessor" by Norman Grubb (chapter 31)
Education
Penllergaer Primary School was built in 1881. It moved to its present site on Pontardulais Road in 1976.[http://www.penllergaerpri.org.uk/HomePage/OurSchool.html "Our School!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106110046/http://www.penllergaerpri.org.uk/HomePage/OurSchool.html |date=2009-01-06 }}, Penllergaer Primary School. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
Religion
Penllergaer has a Church in Wales church named St David's, located on Swansea Road. The vicarage is in Pontlliw.
Services
Local government
Penllergaer is administered by the City and County of Swansea Council and an elected member for Penllergaer sits on the County Council.
Penllergaer has its own elected Community Council.[http://democracy.swansea.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=230&LS=3&LLL=0 Community/Town Council: Penllergaer Community Council], City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
Sport
Penllergaer has its own football and cricket teams. In 2022 the football team played in Division 2 of the Carmarthenshire League,{{Cite web |title=Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport |url=https://www.allwalessport.co.uk/football.aspx?cid=10059 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.allwalessport.co.uk}} but as of October 2023, it appears to be inactive in the league.{{Cite web |title=Football fixtures, results and tables service for Wales : All Wales Sport |url=https://www.allwalessport.co.uk/football.aspx?cid=12868 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.allwalessport.co.uk}}
Neighbouring places
The nearby places are Garden Village, Gorseinon, Fforestfach, Llangyfelach, Grovesend, Pontlliw and Felindre.
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