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The '''Swansea Hundred''' is one of the hundreds of [[Glamorgan]], occupying the western portion of the county, including the [[Gower]] peninsula. It takes its name from [[Swansea]] which it contains. It is bounded to the north-east by [[Llangyfelach Hundred]] and to the north-west by [[Carmarthenshire]]. | The '''Swansea Hundred''' is one of the hundreds of [[Glamorgan]], occupying the western portion of the county, including the [[Gower]] peninsula. It takes its name from [[Swansea]] which it contains. It is bounded to the north-east by [[Llangyfelach Hundred]] and to the north-west by [[Carmarthenshire]]. It is the fourth most-populous of Glamorgan's hundreds with a population of 153,904. | ||
It contains the following ancient parishes: | It contains the following ancient parishes: | ||
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Revision as of 12:34, 23 September 2016
The Swansea Hundred is one of the hundreds of Glamorgan, occupying the western portion of the county, including the Gower peninsula. It takes its name from Swansea which it contains. It is bounded to the north-east by Llangyfelach Hundred and to the north-west by Carmarthenshire. It is the fourth most-populous of Glamorgan's hundreds with a population of 153,904.
It contains the following ancient parishes:
References
- William Rees, An Historical Atlas of Wales, Faber, 1959.
- M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967.
Hundreds of Glamorgan |
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Caerphilly • Cowbridge • Dinas Powis • Kibbor • Llangyfelach • Miskin • Neath • Newcastle • Ogmore • Swansea |
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