Sketty

Also known as Sgeti

Sketty () is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea.

Key facts

UK place.country: Wales
UK place.official_name: Sketty
UK place.welsh_name: Sgeti
UK place.population: 14,301
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.unitary_wales: Swansea
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: West Glamorgan
UK place.constituency_westminster: Swansea West
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Swansea West
UK place.post_town: SWANSEA
UK place.postcode_district: SA2
UK place.postcode_area: SA

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Description
Origin of the name
Buildings
Sketty Park
Derwen Fawr
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Sketty () is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea.

==Description== The area approximates to the Vivian Road, and Sketty Green. The village is centred on Sketty Cross, which is the junction of Gower Road, Vivian Road, and Dillwyn Road. Directly on the cross, on the West Gower Road/Vivian Road junction, The Vivian pub, known as The Vivs, can be found. A second pub, The Bush, was immediately on the east side of this junction, but is now closed.