Morriston

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Morriston Welsh: Treforys
Morriston Location within Swansea
Population	16,928 (Ward 2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SS6698
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWANSEA
Postcode district	SA6
Dialling code	01792
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Swansea East
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea East
List of places UK Wales Swansea 51°40′N 3°56′W / 51.67°N 03.93°W / 51.67; -03.93

Morriston (/mɒrɪstʌn/; Welsh: Treforys [trɛ'vɔrɪs]) is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. It is the largest community in Swansea county.

Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town^[2] (e.g. the local football club is named Morriston Town A.F.C.), however it has never had a town charter,^[3] and is now part of the continuous urban sprawl around Swansea, the centre of which lies three miles to the south-west. It is the most populous of Swansea's electoral divisions and is situated close to other communities including Plasmarl, Treboeth, Llansamlet, Cwmrhydyceirw, Clase, Ynystawe and Ynysforgan.