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    Brynhyfryd, Swansea

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    Brynhyfryd
    Brynhyfryd is located in Swansea
    Brynhyfryd
    Brynhyfryd
    Location within Swansea
    OS grid referenceSS649956
    Principal area
    • Swansea
    Preserved county
    • West Glamorgan
    CountryWales
    Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
    Post townSWANSEA
    Postcode districtSA5
    Dialling code01792
    PoliceSouth Wales
    FireMid and West Wales
    AmbulanceWelsh
    UK Parliament
    • Swansea East
    Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
    • Swansea East
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    UK
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    Swansea
    51°38′35″N 3°57′09″W / 51.64301°N 3.95256°W / 51.64301; -3.95256

    Brynhyfryd is a small village in Swansea, Wales mostly within the Cwmbwrla ward.[1] In Welsh, the name translates to “lovely hill”. The area is mostly residential. Brynhyfryd approximates to the area around Llangyfelach Road where it intersects with Brynhyfryd Road.

    Brynhyfryd Infant School and Brynhyfryd Junior School are the local schools in the area. Other local amenities include the Brynhyfryd public library. There are a few shops on Llangyfelach road and the area has a Grade II listed church – the Brynhyfryd Baptist Chapel.

    Notable people

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    • Mal Pope Welsh musician

    References

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    1. ^ Census of England and Wales. United Kingdom, H.M. Stationery Office, 1912. 49.


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