Mayhill is a district of

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

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, at the top of a steep hill of the same name just north west of the

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, partly separated from Townhill to the west. Mayhill Garden City started in 1914 as an experimental row of six houses that are still in occupation today. The majority of homes were built by 1940. Before the Mayhill Garden City project, Townhill Farm occupied the upper end of Waun Wen Road and a well, formerly used by

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, was halfway down. At the end of Long Ridge is a Jewish burial ground. Mayhill is geographically divided into Mayhill South (Mayhill Garden City) and Mayhill North (Mountain View) by Townhill Road. It is in the Townhill ward. The south side of Mayhill overlooks the city centre, docklands and

Swansea Bay Swansea Bay ( cy, Bae Abertawe) is a bay on the southern coast of Wales. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan, River Kenfig and Clyne River flow into the bay. Swansea Bay and the upper reaches of the Bristol Channel experience a large tidal ...

. A prominent landmark on Mayhill, visible from the city centre and

Hafod Hafod is a district of the city of Swansea, in South Wales, U.K., and lies just north of the city centre, within the Landore ward. Hafod is the home to the Hafod Copperworks, founded in 1810 and closed in 1980 which is now being developed i ...

, is Sea View Primary School. The north side of Mayhill looks out towards the northern districts of Swansea and onwards towards the mountainous terrain of the Brecon Beacons. Mayhill features several park and nature reserve areas, including Bryn y Don and a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the border of Townhill, opposite Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic church. The largest open space recreational area is around Sea View Primary School and includes parkland, small wooded areas, and

heathland A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler ...

. There is also a small picnic park along Bryn Y Don Road, and woodland between Waun Wen Road and Townhill Road.

West End F.C. West End Football Club is a football team, based in the Mayhill area of Swansea, Wales. They play in the West Wales Premier League, which is in the fourth tier of the Welsh football pyramid. History Formed in 1964 by a group of local enthusias ...

play at Pryderi Park Stadium in the area.

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