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Mumbles, vil. with ry. sta., Oystermouth par., Glamorgan, on W. side of Swansea Bay, 5 miles SW. of Swansea, P.O., T.O.; is a much frequented watering-place, and has a large oysterfishery; the cliffs at W. extremity of Swansea Bay terminate in two large rocky islets, called Mumbles Head, within which is a good roadstead; on outer islet is Mumbles Lighthouse, 56 ft. high, with fixed light 114 ft. above high water and seen 15 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Oystermouth Parish Glamorgan Ancient County |
| Place: | Mumbles |
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