 The nearby places are Portmead, Gendros, Waunarlwydd and Penllergaer.The village of Fforestfach developed around the crossroad, Fforestfach Cross, of the A483, Carmarthen Road, and the A4216 road from Cockett.Carmarthen Road was the old turnpike or mail coach road from Swansea to Carmarthen.