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Pool: the village plays host to a largely unsuccessful pool team with just 2 cup runs worth mentioning (Ashley Jones 2014 Gower cup Semi finals) (Daniel Penhorwood Gower cup finals 2017), one of which ended in triumph with Daniel beating Wales player Mike Webb 10-1 in the final. Daniel recently moved
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There are two pubs in the village, the Masons Arms and the newly re-opened Farmers Arms, both located on Swansea Road. The club house for the rugby club is on Roseland Road. The old Village Inn (previously called the Domino) pub closed but was converted into the Grill House restaurant.There was a pub
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There are two primary schools in the village: one is English language medium known as Waunarlwydd Primary School, this is located on Brithwen Road and replaced the original Swansea Road school. The other, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Y Login Fach, is a Welsh language school located on Roseland Road.
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Motorcycling and Quad biking : the village is very friendly and encouraging to motorcycling and Quad bike riding with successful track day riders on and off road riders have success in their various sports. It has been a welcoming village to motorcycling for many
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There are now only 2 chapels, Seion (Zion) (Welsh Baptist - Bedyddwyr) and Sardis (Welsh Congregational, built in 1860 to seat 500) are both on Swansea Road. Bethany (English Baptist, built in 1875 to seat 250) on Bryn Road was closed and the land has been sold.
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The original main road from Swansea was Waunarlwydd Road, which starts from Cockett Road (A4216) at the Cockett Inn pub and runs to the meeting point of Cwmbach Road and Swansea Road at the old Lamb & Flag pub.
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called The Lamb and Flag which was converted into a B&B in 1983 and then converted into a care home 1987. The Bird in Hand & Colliers Arms were 2 more pubs.
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The Anglican church in the village is St Barnabas on Victoria Road. The church was built in 1888 for £1,200 in an Early English style and enlarged in 1903.
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Cricket: Waunarlwydd Cricket Club compete in Division 7 of the South Wales Cricket Association and play their home matches at the Elba in Gowerton
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Darts: There are teams at the Farmers Arms and Masons Arms, there is also a woman's dart team that plays its trade in the Masons Arms .
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The main road in and out of the village is the B4295. The nearest motorway junction is 47 Swansea West (Penllergaer) on the M4.
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to Ireland and opened up his own Snooker hall, where he has now become a Billionaire and #9 on the Forbes list for 2023.
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Other: various indoor sports, classes and bingo are held in the Community Centre located on Victoria Road.
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Football: Waunarlwydd Galaxy has senior and junior teams competing in the Swansea Senior League in the
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After primary school children go on to either Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr or Gowerton Comprehensive School.
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Lawn Bowls is played down by the side of the factory situated at the bottom of the village
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Waunarlwydd was the home of an aluminium rolling operation owned by US company
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runs through the village, there is no actual railway station: the nearest is
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There are 3 nursing homes: Ashgrove House, Tŷ Waunarlwydd and Tŷ Victoria.
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