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Morriston ((ウェールズ語:Treforys)) is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town〔(Morriston Ward Profile September 2008 )〕 (e.g. the local football club is named Morriston Town A.F.C.), however Morriston never had a town charter,〔(Archives Network Wales )〕 and is now part of the continuous urban area around Swansea, the centre of which lies three miles to the south-west. Morriston is the most populous of Swansea's electoral divisions.〔(City and County of Swansea - 2001 Census: Electoral Divisions )〕 Morriston's Orpheus Choir has been described as one of the leading Welsh choirs.〔(Welsh Assembly Government | First Minister joins Morriston Orpheus Choir for CERN visit )〕 Morriston is close to other communities, these areas include Parc Gwernfadog, Cwmrhydyceirw, Clase, Ynystawe, Ynysforgan. This is due to the gradual centralisation of Morriston as an Electoral ward over the years which has gained intensity in the last decade due to the fast amount of services, organisations and commercial outlets available in the main area of Morriston. ==Landscape== Morriston is built on terrain sloping gently downwards to the east and steeply upwards to the west, and the district is centred on Woodfield Street, a shopping area that runs in a north-south axis. This street features two of Morriston's most notable structures, the Church of St. John, and Tabernacle, a Grade I listed building〔(City and County of Swansea - Listed Building Index )〕 designed by the architect John Humphrey and built between 1870 and 1872. Tabernacle has sometimes been called "the cathedral of Welsh non-conformity".〔(Chapels_cover )〕 The remainder of Morriston can be divided into three areas: * an area of early 19th century two-storey terraced houses around the main area of shops; * areas further north, close to the M4 motorway, largely composed of semi-detached housing built from the 1940s to the 1960s; * a mix of 19th-century and more recently built houses along Clydach Road in Ynystawe.〔 Morriston Hospital, the largest in Swansea, is located in Cwmrhydyceirw, a small village in Morriston, approximately one mile north of Morriston town centre. All British driver registration is handled by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) which is located in Clase, a suburb west of Morriston town. Morriston town is near to the urban village of Plasmarl, the villages of Ynystawe, Ynysforgan, Clydach and the large housing estates, Penlan and Clase, both of which are districts of Swansea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morriston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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