Rhossili
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Rhossili (; ) is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. The village has a community council and is part of the Gower parliamentary constituency, and the Gower electoral ward. At the 2011 census, the population was 278. The community includes the hamlet of Middleton.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rhossili
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 278
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- Rhosilli village from the air.jpg
- UK place.welsh_name
- Rhosili
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Gower
- UK place.official_name
- Rhossili
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Swansea
- UK place.community_wales
- Rhossili
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Gower
- UK place.post_town
- Swansea
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA3
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS417881
- UK place.population
- 278
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Rhosili
- Population
- 299
- Area
- 1032.89
- Image
- Rhosili a'i eglwys Penrhyn Gŵyr - Rhossili and St Mary the Virgin church, Gower Pensinsula, Swansea, Wales 06.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rhossili
- postal code
- SA3
- P8168
- Keishu Tanaka
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Church
- Rhossili Bay
- Fall Bay
- Gallery
- Notable residents
- National Trust
- Skinny dipping
- Further reading
- See also
- References
- External links
Rhossili (; ) is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. The village has a community council and is part of the Gower parliamentary constituency, and the Gower electoral ward. At the 2011 census, the population was 278. The community includes the hamlet of Middleton.
The name derives from the Welsh word rhos meaning a moor and the personal name Sulein, hence "Sulein's moorland promontory". Rhossili is a popular tourist destination: the views from the headland and the Down are panoramic; several pleasant walks begin, end, or pass through the village; Iron Age remains are found on Rhossili Down. The wide sandy beach is backed with sand dunes and attracts surfers at the Llangennith end as well as along the entire stretch of beach.
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