Pontlliw
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  Pontlliw Location within Wales | |
| Population | 1,645 |
| • Cardiff | 50.4 mi (81.1 km) |
| • London | 193.1 mi (310.8 km) |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode district | SA4 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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Pontlliw (Welsh spelling: Pont-lliw) is a village in the community of Pontlliw and Tircoed, part of the City and County of Swansea in Wales. The village is located near Pontarddulais, off Junction 47 of the M4 motorway.
The name of the village comes from the Welsh word for bridge (pont) and the name of the River Lliw which runs through the village.
The Pontlliw and Tircoed community has an elected community council and has a population of 2,075.[1] The village itself had a population of around 1,645 in 2011.[2]
Pontlliw has a primary school,[3] as well as a number of small businesses such as a newsagent, Post Office, a restaurant and public house – The Buck[4] and an Indian restaurant – Rasoi.[5]
Pontlliw has one active chapel, Carmel Baptist, which runs activities throughout the week in both Welsh and English.[citation needed]
The village also is home to Pontarddulais Golf Club[6] – which lies within the boundaries of Pontlliw despite its name featuring neighbouring village Pontarddulais. The 9-hole course opened in the 1990s under the name Allt y Graban.[7]
Pontlliw Village Hall is regularly used to stage theatrical performances and concerts as well as classes run by local groups.[8]
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Swansea Retrieved 9 January 2010
- ^ "Custom report – Nomis – Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ "Home Page". Archived from the original on 2003-08-14.
- ^ "SwanseaPub.com".
- ^ "Homepage I". Rasoi Indian Kitchen. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Pontarulais Golf Club".
- ^ "Allt-y-Graban Golf Club, Golf Courses Pontlliw City of Swansea Wales".
- ^ "pvh-online.org.uk".