In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Swansea like this:
Swansea, Higher and Lower, township, Swansea par., Glamorgan, 4562 ac., pop. 7078; is partly within the parl. limits of the Swansea Town div. of Swansea.
Swansea through time
For the best overall sense of how the area containing Swansea has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Swansea. More detailed statistical data are available under Historical units & statistics for administrative units named after or covering Swansea.
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