Wernffrwd

Wernffrwd (Gwernffrwd) is a village in the south of

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. It is located approximately from

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 ...

, and is within the

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. The village is situated in the north of the

Gower Peninsula Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...

, overlooking the

Loughor Estuary The River Loughor () ( cy, Afon Llwchwr) is a river in Wales which marks the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. The river is sourced from an underground lake at the Black Mountain emerging at the surface from Llygad Llwchwr which trans ...

and consists of lower and upper Wernffrwd. The majority of the houses can be found in the lower part of the village, as does the church of Saint David's which can be found on the marsh road which skirts the village. {{authority control Populated places on the Gower Peninsula Villages in Swansea