East Swansea · Neighbourhood
Part of the Landore, Morriston & Plasmarl area guide
Morriston
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Morriston
51.6631, -3.9376
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Morriston facts
Morriston is a built-up part of Swansea where housing, back lanes, walls and small pockets of open ground sit close together. It is part of Landore, Morriston & Plasmarl within the City and County of Swansea.
- Morriston was laid out as a planned industrial village in the 1790s.
- Morriston Tabernacle chapel is often called the cathedral of Welsh nonconformity.
- Part of the City and County of Swansea, served by Swansea Council for waste, roads and public land.
- Terraced and semi-detached housing, back lanes and boundary walls are typical of this part of the city.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Back lanes, boundary walls, vacant plots and disturbed roadside ground are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Morriston.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
