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1442:First Cymru
1381:M4 motorway
1239:Waunarlwydd
1194:Reynoldston
1164:Penllergaer
1154:Mynydd-Bach
1031:Communities
997:Penllergaer
929:Waunarlwydd
856:Mynydd-bach
645:15 December
557:Lucy Thomas
529:Jack Kelsey
480:M4 motorway
422:coal mining
380:M4 motorway
341: /
226:South Wales
1652:Categories
1587:River Tawe
1545:Llansamlet
1426:A4118 road
1421:A4240 road
1416:A4217 road
1411:A4216 road
1406:A4067 road
1234:Waterfront
1189:Port Eynon
1129:Llansamlet
1044:Bishopston
1039:Birchgrove
1017:West Cross
992:Pen-clawdd
947:Bishopston
866:St. Thomas
846:Llansamlet
831:Bon-y-maen
564:References
551:Tom Parker
547:Dai Parker
535:Ruth Madoc
356:Llansamlet
326:51°39′43″N
80:Population
62:Llansamlet
38:Llansamlet
1580:Waterways
1401:A484 road
1396:A483 road
1367:Transport
1341:Grade II*
1326:Buildings
1274:Education
1209:St Thomas
1144:Morriston
1079:Gorseinon
851:Morriston
609:3 October
540:Hi-de-Hi!
474:Transport
415:Glamorgan
364:community
329:3°53′53″W
245:Ambulance
165:Post town
1540:Gowerton
1391:A48 road
1219:Townhill
1199:Rhossili
1159:Penderry
1084:Gowerton
1069:Cwmbwrla
1049:Bonymaen
972:Gowerton
957:Fairwood
914:Townhill
861:Penderry
836:Cwmbwrla
791:Politics
711:19 March
668:: 11–19.
583:13 April
492:Swanline
376:A48 road
360:suburban
96:SS696975
1555:Swansea
1476:Cycling
1336:Grade I
1248:Culture
1224:Uplands
1174:Penrice
1169:Pennard
1149:Mumbles
1134:Llwchwr
1104:Landore
1074:Dunvant
1064:Cockett
1059:Clydach
1002:Pennard
987:Mumbles
982:Llwchwr
952:Clydach
919:Uplands
894:Cockett
841:Landore
761:History
508:cutting
501:Swansea
497:Cardiff
407:comital
393:History
368:Swansea
315:Swansea
169:SWANSEA
141:Country
113:Swansea
70:Swansea
1305:Sports
1204:Sketty
1099:Killay
1094:Ilston
1054:Castle
909:Sketty
904:Mayals
889:Castle
687:
221:Police
1374:Roads
967:Gower
773:Gower
460:urban
358:is a
310:Wales
250:Welsh
211:01792
147:Wales
1139:Mawr
713:2023
685:ISBN
647:2014
611:2009
585:2015
499:and
466:and
387:Llan
233:Fire
1606:Sea
1564:Air
1435:Bus
405:of
366:of
200:SA7
190:SA6
180:SA1
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