Swansea Hundred

Swansea Hundred shown within Glamorgan

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:

• Bishopston
• Cheriton
• Ilston
• Knelston
• Llanddewi
• Llandeilo-Talybont
• Llangennith
• Llanmadog
• Llanrhidian
• Loughor
• Nicholaston
• Oxwich
• Oystermouth
• Penmaen
• Pennard
• Penrice
• Port Eynon
• Reynoldston
• Rhossili
• Swansea St John
• Swansea St Mary

References

• William Rees, An Historical Atlas of Wales, Faber, 1959.
• M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, Cardiff, 1967.

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