Swansea Castle Swansea Castle Swansea Castle (Welsh: "Castell Abertawe") is located in the city centre of Swansea, Wales, UK. It was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1107 as the "caput" of the lordship of Gower. The castle is now ruined and only two blocks remain, though the site has been improved in the 2010s for use as a public space. Swansea Castle is located on the east side of the city centre, facing Castle Square (the River Tawe used to flow a short distance east on what is now the Strand). Originally covering , the surviving remains of the square castle
Swansea, Massachusetts Swansea, Massachusetts Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts. It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, south of Boston, and southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 15,865 at the 2010 census. The villages of Hortonville, Barneyville and Ocean Grove are located in the town. Swansea was named for the Welsh city of Swansea, which had been the hometown of some original settlers. John Miles, the founder of the first Baptist Church in Wales, moved to Swansea in 1662/3. William Brenton had purchased the land from Native Americans.