Penllergaer facts for kids

Penllergaer (which is Penlle'r-gaer in Welsh) is a village and a special type of local area called a community. It's located in the City and County of Swansea, in Wales. It's found east of Gorseinon. The area is also its own electoral ward, which is like a voting district. Penllergaer is about 4.5 miles northwest of Swansea city centre. It's also close to junction 47 of the M4 motorway, a major road. In 2011, about 2,868 people lived in Penllergaer.

Penllergaer Woods and Penllergare Estate

The beautiful Penllergaer Woods are next to the Parc Penllergaer housing area. These woods were once part of the large Penllergare estate. This estate belonged to a famous person named John Dillwyn Llewelyn. His big house, called a mansion, was surrounded by these woods.

Did you know that the very first photographs of the Moon were taken at Dillwyn Llewelyn's special observatory? This observatory is still standing today!

A small charity called the Penllergare Trust helps take care of the estate. They work hard on gardening, protecting nature, and keeping the area tidy. They also run a coffee shop on the grounds for visitors.

During World War II, a missionary named Rees Howells bought the estate. He offered the mansion as a home to Haile Selassie, who was the Emperor of Ethiopia and was living away from his country at the time.

Learning in Penllergaer

Penllergaer Primary School first opened its doors in 1881. The school moved to its current location on Pontardulais Road in 1976.

Places of Worship

Penllergaer has a Church in Wales church. It is called St David's and you can find it on Swansea Road. The vicar, who is the church leader, lives in the nearby village of Pontlliw.

Local Services

Penllergaer has a regular bus service. You can take the bus to places like Morriston, Swansea, and Gorseinon. The village also has a post office for sending mail, a local shop for your needs, and a park where you can play.

Sports in Penllergaer

Penllergaer has its own football team and cricket team. In 2022, the football team played in Division 2 of the Carmarthenshire League.

Nearby Places

Some of the places close to Penllergaer include Garden Village, Gorseinon, Fforestfach, Llangyfelach, Grovesend, Pontlliw, and Felindre.