Swansea

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Swansea is a coastal city and county, officially known as the City and County of Swansea in Wales. The county area includes Swansea Bay and the Gower Peninsula. Swansea's position on the southwest coast of Wales is within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan and the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr. Swansea is the second largest city in Wales and the twenty-fifth largest city in the United Kingdom. Swansea had a population of 241,300 in 2014; the second most populous local authority area in Wales after Cardiff. Together with Neath and Port Talbot, Swansea formed a wider Urban Area of 300,352 in 2011.

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Swansea bus crash: Multiple injuries as double-decker hits railway bridge Vehicle's roof ripped off after smashing into low bridge Independent - Published on December 12, 2019
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Man Utd: Daniel James completes £15m move from Swansea Manchester United complete the signing of Wales winger Daniel James from Swansea City for an initial fee of about £15m. BBC News - Published on June 12, 2019