Bishopston is a large village with a population of around 2,000. A monastic settlement in the Dark Ages, the site grew to become a flourishing centre for market gardening in...

Burry Green is a quiet, quintessential North Gower hamlet. Like its name suggests, the village possesses quite a large green and consists otherwise of a few houses, a chapel...

Cheriton (formerly known as Cherry Town) is one of the smallest hamlets on the Gower peninsula and takes its name from a time, now long ago, when cherry trees grew in abundance...

There are two alternative views as to where Crofty derives its name. Whilst some believe it takes its title simply from the fact that the village once possessed many crofts,...

Horton, though separated by a rather substantial stretch of sand and rock, has always been associated with the neighbouring and larger village of Port Eynon. The occupants of...

Ilston is one of the oldest villages on the Gower Peninsula. It is also one of the most tranquil. St. Illtyd's Church, with its massive Norman tower, is the biggest feature of...

Kittle is a small village offering access to Pwlldu and Bishopston Valley. The village's main interest to holiday makers in Gower is its local amenities shop which can provide...

The remote village of Llangennith, little served by local transport and now mainly the haunt of surfers, was once the liveliest and most notorious village on the Gower Peninsula....

A small and quiet village, Llanmadoc once supported both a bustling weaving and farming community. Still resoundingly picturesque, Llanmadoc of yesteryear must really have been a...

Llanmorlais is a village settlement, spreading inland from the Burry Estuary, and usually associated with Crofty. It is now home to the dwindling cockling industry that is more...

Llanrhidian is one of Gower's larger parishes and up until the beginning of the 20th century was famous for its large weaving industry. The remains of one of its larger woollen...

Mumbles is a busy seaside resort that skirts the corner of coastline that divides Swansea Bay from Gower. A tourist's haven, the area features: The magnificent Norman remains of...

Probably taking its name from the Scandinavian axwick, meaning water creek, Oxwich is a small seaside village skirting the western fringe of a 4km sweep of sandy bay. Once a...

An ever-sprawling village clinging to the southern fringe of the Loughor Estuary, Penclawdd has a history perhaps richer than any other on the Gower Peninsula. Famous for its...

Dominated by Three Cliffs Nursing Home, a former workhouse, Penmaen (meaning Stone Top) is little more than a small scattering of houses along the main A4118 South Gower Road....

Pennard, or Penard as some people title the locale, is the name generally given to the geographical area that includes the large village of Southgate (population 2000), and over...

Penrice is almost a hidden village, tucked in the centre of a narrow, plunging and meandering woodland lane. Little changed since the 18th Century, the village population stands...

The seaside village of Port Eynon takes its name from the Welsh Prince, Einon ap Owain Hywel Dda, who invaded the peninsula in 970 a.d. The village grew extensively through the...

Reynoldston, named after an early 12th Century Norman Lord - Reginald de Braose - is Gower's most central village. Dominated by the grand sweeping landscape of Cefn Bryn, the...

Positioned at the root of the Downs, halfway between the villages of Rhossili and Llangennith, on an ancient raised shoreline plateau, is the Old Rectory, an isolated cottage...

Situated at the main junction of Rhossili and Port Eynon on the B4247 is the village of Scurlage. It was during the 14th century that Sir Herbert Scurlage, who was related by...