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The village of Llangyfelach is located in the City and County of Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
, Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre

Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle, Swansea ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the Castle; Parc Tawe; and...
, just west of Morriston
Morriston

Morriston is a Community in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales Wales and falls within the Morriston . Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town , however Morriston never had a town charter, and is now part of the continuous urban area around Swansea, the centre of which lies three miles to the south-west....
, however, it has still retained its village feel and identity. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward
Llangyfelach (electoral ward)

Llangyfelach is the name of an Ward , a Community council in the county of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The community has its own elected community council....
. To the west is open moorland.

Llangyfelach was once the name of a parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 that covered much of the former Lordship of Gower
Gower (Lordship)

Gower was an ancient Marcher Lords of Deheubarth in South West Wales. The district, prior to the Norman invasion of Wales, was the cwmwd of Gwyr, a part of Cantref Eginawc....
. Today's community covers a smaller area including the site of the former Felindre
Felindre

Felindre is a rural village in south Wales. The village can be found in the far north of Swansea, in the electoral ward of Mawr.The nearby Lower Lliw Reservoirs are a popular venue for walking and fishing....
 tinplate works, which hosted the National Eisteddfod in 2006.

Bordering the village to the north is the M4 motorway
M4 motorway

The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with West Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Berkshire, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea....
 Junction 46.






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The village of Llangyfelach is located in the City and County of Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
, Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre

Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle, Swansea ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the Castle; Parc Tawe; and...
, just west of Morriston
Morriston

Morriston is a Community in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales Wales and falls within the Morriston . Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town , however Morriston never had a town charter, and is now part of the continuous urban area around Swansea, the centre of which lies three miles to the south-west....
, however, it has still retained its village feel and identity. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward
Llangyfelach (electoral ward)

Llangyfelach is the name of an Ward , a Community council in the county of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The community has its own elected community council....
. To the west is open moorland.

Llangyfelach was once the name of a parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 that covered much of the former Lordship of Gower
Gower (Lordship)

Gower was an ancient Marcher Lords of Deheubarth in South West Wales. The district, prior to the Norman invasion of Wales, was the cwmwd of Gwyr, a part of Cantref Eginawc....
. Today's community covers a smaller area including the site of the former Felindre
Felindre

Felindre is a rural village in south Wales. The village can be found in the far north of Swansea, in the electoral ward of Mawr.The nearby Lower Lliw Reservoirs are a popular venue for walking and fishing....
 tinplate works, which hosted the National Eisteddfod in 2006.

Bordering the village to the north is the M4 motorway
M4 motorway

The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with West Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Berkshire, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea....
 Junction 46. The village has its own primary school, crematorium, former post office and pub ('Plough and Harrow'). It also has an abandoned scout hall.

At the centre of the village is the Parish Church of St David and Cyfelach. The site dates back to the 6th Century: St. David
Saint David

Saint David was a church official; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. In contrast with the other national patron saints of the British Isles, Saints Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick, David is a native of the country of which he is patron saint, and a relatively large amount of information is known...
 the Patron Saint of Wales founded an early Celtic monastery
Celtic Christianity

Celtic Christianity, or Insular Christianity broadly refers to the Early Middle Ages Christian practice that developed in Britain and Ireland before and during the post-Roman period, when Germanic invasions sharply reduced contact between the broadly Celts populations of Britons and Irish with Christians on the Continent until their s...
 there. The present church has a 12th Century detached tower and a converted tithe barn
Tithe barn

A tithe barn was a type of Barn used in England and Germany in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes - a tenth of the farm's produce which had to be given to the church....
 as the present church. Contained with in the church is the Llangyfelach Cross, a 9th Century Celtic stone
Celtic cross

File:Celtic-style crossed circle.svgFile:CelticCross.svgA Celtic cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a ring surrounding the intersection....
.

Llangyfelach was the birthplace of the painter Evan Walters, and is mentioned in a folk song about the practice of 'pressing'
Impressment

Impressment is the act of compelling people to serve in the military, usually by force and without notice. Unlike "shanghaiing", impressment is carried out by law, or under color #Color of law, and forces the impressed person into military rather than commercial sea service....
 men into military service.

Future developments

There are proposals to develop a new 18 hole championship golf course and leisure complex near the village called Royal Fern Park. In August 2008, it was announced that the plan was approved by the local council and would not be blocked by the Welsh Assembly
Welsh Assembly Government

The Welsh Assembly Government was firstly an executive body of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of the First Minister of Wales and his Cabinet from 1999 to 2007....
. Part of the development will include residential housing and a clubhouse with fitness and leisure facilities.

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