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Oystermouth, coast par., vil., and local government district, Gower, Glamorgan - par., 2996 ac. and 971 foreshore, pop. 3945; dist., 2600 ac., pop. 3487; vil., 5 miles SW. of Swansea; P.O. at Oystermouth Road; in vicinity are the ruins of Oystermouth Castle. The par. contains the vils. of Newton, Norton, and Mumbles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "coastal parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Oystermouth CP/AP Glamorgan AncC |
Place: | Oystermouth |
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