Lower Swansea valley Lower Swansea valley The Lower Swansea valley () is the lower half of the valley of the River Tawe in south Wales. It runs from approximately the level of Clydach down to Swansea docks, where it opens into Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel. This relatively small area was a focus of industrial innovation and invention during the Industrial Revolution, leading to a transformation of the landscape and a rapid rise in the population and economy of Swansea. Today the area is in the final stages of regeneration. Modern Industrial units and housing has replaced the pollution of the metallurgical
Swansea well as its Teaching and Transport & Logistics degrees. In 2015 Swansea University opened a new Bay Campus situated in the Jersey Marine area of Swansea. In the local authority area, there is one nursery school; six infant schools and five junior schools. There are 77 primary schools, eleven of which are Welsh-Medium, and six of which are voluntary aided. There are 15 comprehensive schools under the remit of the local education authority, of which two are Welsh-medium. In addition, there are six special schools. The oldest school in Swansea is Bishop Gore School. The largest comprehensive school in Swansea