A somewhat romantic/poetic name given to the city of Swansea in South Wales
The name refers to Swansea'
s historical links to the copperworking industry. In fact Swansea town (as it then was) was the largest site of copper production in the UK, and one of the key centres of
world copper production for most of the
late 18th and most of the 19th centuries. Copper ore was imported mainly from
Chile, processed to make copper and used largely for making copper-bottomed ships for the Royal Navy.
During its
industrial heyday, Swansea was one of the
key centres of the
world copper industry, earning the nickname 'Copperopolis'