Dunvant
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| Geography | |
| Principal locality | Dunvant |
| Total population | 4,679 (2001 census) |
| Land area (km²) | 2.41 (2001 census) |
| Administration | |
| Local council: | City and County of Swansea |
| Nation: | Wales |
| Post office and telephone | |
| PostCode(s): | SA2 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1792 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Swansea West |
| European Parliament: | Wales |
Dunvant is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a village in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas, Dunvant, Killay, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West.
The village of Dunvant is situated in Gower Peninsula in a valley about 3.5 miles west of Swansea City Centre. Dunvant Rugby Club is based here as well as Dunvant Male Choir. The Clyne Valley Cycle Track part of National Cycle Network Route 4 runs through this village.
History
Dunvant started out as a small village based around the coal industry. The area between Dunvant and Gowerton was once quite heavily industrialised. with four nearby collieries Killan, Bishwell, Bryn Mawr and Dunvant. Bishwell and Bryn Mawr to the south of Gowerton were short-lived and closed in the 1870s. However, the collieries in Dunvant have a longer history. Dunvant closed again in 1914. Killan ceased operations in 1925 following the disaster of 1924 in which 5 men were killed. At its peak it employed 900 men. Other industry included the Penlan (Dunvant) Brickworks and Quarry which although long since derelict is now an area of conservation and ecological diversity.Development of this part of the South Wales Coalfield was due to the proximity of the Central Wales Line, which first opened to passengers in 1867 taking people from Swansea Victoria station via Blackpill through to Gowerton and beyond. At its peak, the railway carried up to 80 trains a day including express trains to Shrewsbury. Houses in the area sprung up in the form of ribbon development along the roads leading to the area in the early 1920s and 1930s. However, it was in the 1960s that larger housing states appeared, creating the sub-urban area forming Dunvant today.
Famous People born in Dunvant
- Ceri Richards (1903-1971), Artist, acknowledged as Wales’ most important artist of the mid-twentieth century. went to Dunvant infants and junior school.
- John Ormond (1923-90), poet and film-maker.
- Sir Granville Beynon (1914-1996), Internationally renown scientist
Churches in Dunvant
- [St Martin's]
- Ebenezer
- St. Joachim and St. Anne Catholic Church
- [Dunvant Gospel Hall]
External Links
| Swansea electoral wards |
| Bishopston | Bon-y-maen | Castle | Clydach | Cockett | Cwmbwrla | Dunvant | Fairwood | Gorseinon | Gower | Gowerton | Killay North | Killay South | Kingsbridge | Landore | Llangyfelach | Llansamlet | Lower Loughor | Mawr | Mayals | Morriston | Mynydd-Bach | Newton | Oystermouth | Penclawdd | Penderry | Penllergaer | Pennard | Penyrheol | Pontarddulais | St. Thomas | Sketty | Townhill | Uplands | Upper Loughor | West Cross |
| Communities of Swansea |
| Birchgrove | Bishopston | Bon-y-maen | Castle | Clydach | Cockett | Cwmbwrla | Dunvant | Gorseinon | Gowerton | Grovesend | Ilston | Killay | Landore | Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton | Llangyfelach | Llanrhidian Higher | Llanrhidian Lower | Llansamlet | Llwchwr | Mawr | Morriston | Mumbles | Mynydd-Bach | Penderry | Penllergaer | Pennard | Penrice | Pontarddulais | Pont-Lliw | Port Eynon | Reynoldston | Rhossili | Sketty | St. Thomas | Townhill | Uplands | Upper Killay |
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