Glais
Glais
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The village of Glais during winter, as seen from Graig Ola (Glais Mountain). | |
Glais Location within Swansea | |
| Population | 831 (2021 Census) |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode district | SA7 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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Glais (Welsh: Y Glais) is a semi-rural village in Swansea, South Wales. Nant-y-Pal is a stream running through the middle of Glais. It divides the village into two electoral wards: to the north of the stream, Glais is under the Clydach Electoral Ward; to the south, Glais is under the Llansamlet Electoral Ward. The village is shared between the communities of Clydach and Birchgrove. As of the 2024 general election, Glais is within the Neath and Swansea East UK Parliament constituency and is represented by the Labour MP, Carolyn Harris. The 2021 census estimates the village population to be 831 residents.
The word 'glais' is one of the Welsh words for stream and is a common element in Welsh place-names. Other locations containing the word glais occur as a composite element referring to a single particular name.