Cwmbwrla

[1] Located on rising ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the city centre, it takes its name from the valley of the Burlais Brook[2] (now culverted) which flows down from here to join the River Tawe immediately northeast of Swansea railway station.

[3] Cwmbwrla is a predominantly residential area with just a few local convenience stores.

Local amenities include Burlais Primary School, CREST- a day centre for mental health services, FOYD - Friends of the Young Disabled buildings (previously head offices of Cwmfelin Steel), a Work-Based Learning Provider - Swansea ITeC and Cwmbwrla Park which contains several playing fields including two football pitches.

There was a black and white police box there too, a car auctioneers, Cyril Price, and the Gate House pub which was named after the tollgate and was there during the meow raids.

There were also four Nonconformist Chapels: Wales international footballers John and Mel Charles; Mel Nurse; Jackie Roberts; Ernie Jones;[6] and Ivor and Len Allchurch;were all born and raised in the area.