History of Swansea land. Further down the river, the Tawe was diverted—again—and the Parc Tawe development sits on top of the old North Dock. The old South Dock area now holds the Leisure Centre and Marina. History of Swansea The history of Swansea, Wales covers a period of continuous occupation stretching back a thousand years, while there is archaeological evidence of prehistoric human occupation of the surrounding area for thousands of years before that. Swansea () – occupying a position at the mouth of the River Tawe and adjacent to an extensive bay at the western end of the Bristol Channel – was
Swansea Greyhound Stadium Swansea Greyhound Stadium Swansea Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing track on Ystrad Road in Fforestfach, north-west of Swansea, Wales. It is not to be confused with the Fforestfach track called White City that was built earlier and had closed by the time Swansea Greyhound Stadium opened. The stadium was situated on the north side of Ystrad Road opposite three factories (clothing, sprinklers and electrical components). On the northern edge of the greyhound stadium was a racecourse with a football ground inside the centre of it. It is unclear if it was ever used for horse racing. The greyhound stadium