Crymlyn Burrows () is an area in Wales to the east of Swansea city centre, and south of Crymlyn Bog. It is bounded by Jersey Marine Beach to the south and the River Neath to the east. The land west of Baldwin's Crescent falls within the City and County of Swansea and from Baldwin's Crescent eastwards falls within Neath Port Talbot. The area northwest of the Fabian Way contains a small settlement at Elba Crescent and Baldwins Crescent, and areas of industry and commerce.
Nature reserve
The undeveloped salt marsh area south of the Fabian Way and north Jersey Marine Beach is a designated biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and is one of the last remaining places of the
Swansea Bay coastline that has remained unmodified by industrial development. The area contains
, a
salt marsh and carr woodland. The burrows also contain a rare orchid
[ Local Biodiversity Action Plan for Neath Port Talbot 2001 - 2006 www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk] - the Fen Orchid,
Liparis loeselii.
[ NPT CBC - County Flower www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk] The site was acquired by St. Modwen from BP in November 2009 and will be kept as a protected leisure destination.
[ St Modwen unveil £3bn former BP site schemes for South Wales www.walesonline.co.uk]
Industry and commerce
Industrial sites in the northeastern part of the area include the
Linamar Elba Works site, the Gower Chemicals site, and Network Rail's Swansea Burrows yard.
Part of the Visteon industrial site was acquired by RT Properties in 2007 with Visteon consolidating their operations in the Elba Works plant. The part of the site which was sold includes factory premises and the offices and canteen buildings fronting the Fabian Way. The plant was built in 1959 for the Prestcold fridge company and was later acquired by Ford who manufactured car axle and transmission components there. Ford later transferred the site to Visteon. The site acquired by RT properties has been re-developed as a business park branded Swansea Gate Business Park.[ Welcome to RT Properties – Affordable Properties in Swansea and Cardiff www.rtproperties.co.uk ][ Property tycoon snaps up Visteon complex icwales.icnetwork.co.uk] The car parts factory was later closed and is now used as a film studio.[ Job losses at car parts factory BBC News - news.bbc.co.uk][ Former Doctor Who Art Director Ed Thomas Helps Bring Hollywood To Swansea www.combom.co.uk]
BP has a storage site south east of the Fabian Way adjacent to Swansea Docks. Amazon has a distribution centre just west of the Jersey Marine roundabout on the Fabian Way.[ Amazon to create 1,200 Swansea jobs itn.co.uk/news ]
Leisure
The 18 hole links
golf course of the Swansea Bay Golf Club lies to the east of
Jersey Marine village. It is the oldest golf club in the Swansea area.
[ Swansea Bay www.welshgolfcourses.com] The marina of the Monkstone Sailing and Cruising Club is at Earlswood in the east of the area, under the M4 motorway viaduct, with access to the estuary of the River Neath.
[ River Bridge Briton Ferry www.britonferry2007.com ][ The Motorway Archive: M4 in Wales. Baglan to Lon Las (J41 to J44) www.iht.org]
Fabian Way
Fabian Way is an
arterial road which connects Swansea City Centre with the M4 motorway at junction 42. It forms a stretch of the A483 road. It is about long and cuts through the centre of Crymlyn Burrows in the unitary authorities of
Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Fabian Way is a dual carriageway for its whole length. The speed limit is between the city centre and
Port Tennant, after which the limit rises to until the Jersey Marine traffic lights. The road is a standard national speed limit dual carriageway between Jersey Marine and the junction with the M4. It is considered to be the main entrance to Swansea City Centre.
Swansea University
Swansea University has a site south of Fabian Way as a second
campus and
Science park. The development is on land previously used by BP as a petrochemicals transit site, which BP gifted to the university. The site stretches from
Swansea Docks to
Crymlyn Bog.
[ New Campus Plan Unveiled by University www.thisissouthwales.co.uk] Funding for the project was made available in September 2012 from the
Welsh Government and the European Investment Bank. Construction work started on the site in 2013 and the main phase completed in 2015, with accommodation blocks added later. Companies which intended to establish research facilities at the site include
Rolls-Royce plc,
Hewlett-Packard, Tata,
Bell Labs and
BAE Systems.
[ Go-ahead for Swansea University’s £90m expansion www.theconstructionindex.co.uk][ £90 million boost for Swansea University campus www.thisissouthwales.co.uk][ Swansea University's £90m secures new science campus www.bbc.co.uk]
Buildings
The buildings were designed by Porphyrios Associates.
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| Active Classroom | | | |
| Bay Library | Porphyrios Associates | 2019 | |
| Centre For Integrative Semiconductor Materials | | 2023 | |
| Computational Foundry | Porphyrios Associates | 2018 | |
| Engineering Central | | | |
| Engineering East | | | |
| Engineering North – IMPACT | Porphyrios Associates | | |
| Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) | Porphyrios Associates | | |
| School of Management | Porphyrios Associates | | |
| The Great Hall | Porphyrios Associates | | |
| The College | Porphyrios Associates | 2018 | |
The student residences at the Bay Campus have been designed so that the internal space is modern and the external build stands the test of time in both design and the elements.
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