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Llangyfelach
Sign in to saveLlangyfelach is a village and community located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open moorland. The population was 2,371 as of the 2021 UK census. The name is seemingly derived from a combination of 'llan' and 'Cyfelach' (the name of a saint), with a mutation to combine them for Llangyfelach.
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It sits within the topics Communities in Swansea and Villages in Swansea.
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Place details
- Locality
- Swansea
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Instance of
- community
- Official name
- Llangyfelach
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Swansea
- Population
- 2351
- Area
- 1168.72
- Image
- Llangyfelach Church 496035 76e0684e.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- SS646988
- Commons category
- Llangyfelach
- historic county
- Glamorgan
- P12749
- René Descartes
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Llangyfelach is a village and community located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open moorland. The population was 2,371 as of the 2021 UK census. The name is seemingly derived from a combination of 'llan' and 'Cyfelach' (the name of a saint), with a mutation to combine them for Llangyfelach.
==Description== Llangyfelach was once the name of a parish that covered much of the former Lordship of Gower. Today's community covers a smaller area including the site of the former Felindre tinplate works, which hosted the National Eisteddfod in 2006.
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