Rhossili
Rhossili
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Location within Swansea | |
Population | 278 |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Swansea |
Postcode district | SA3 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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Rhossili (Welsh: Rhosili; ⓘ) is both a small village and a community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula[1] in Wales. It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. The village has a community council and is part of the Gower parliamentary constituency, and the Gower electoral ward. At the 2011 census, the population was 278. The community includes the hamlet of Middleton.
The name derives from the Welsh word rhos meaning a moor and the personal name Sulein, hence "Sulein's moorland promontory".[clarification needed][2] Rhossili is a popular tourist destination: the views from the headland and the Down are panoramic; several pleasant walks begin, end, or pass through the village;
Church
The present Norman church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. Inside there is a memorial to Edgar Evans, who was the first to perish on the Terra Nova Expedition with Captain Scott on the return from the South Pole.
Rhossili Bay
Rhossili Bay curves along an arc running northwards from the village. The 2.8-mile (4.5 km) wide sandy beach is backed with
At the southern end of the Bay is Worm's Head, consisting of two tidal islands: Outer Head 184 feet (56 m) and Inner Head 154 feet (47 m). At the north is Burry Holms. These islands are accessible only at low tide.
Rhossili Bay featured in the
Fall Bay
Fall Bay is one of the most remote and hardest to reach beaches on Gower. The beach is never crowded due to its remoteness. There is no beach visible at high tide. The beach is very popular with surfers. At very low tide, it is possible to walk over from the beach to Mewslade Bay. The beach is reachable via a path which passes Rhossili village hall. It continues over fields and many stiles and has a steep final descent. The cliff path leads east to Mewslade Bay[8] or westwards towards the Worm's Head and Rhossili Bay.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Rhossili beach in Autumn, 2010
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Church of St Mary the Virgin
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The Devil's Bridge at Worm's Head
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Worm's Head
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Road to Worms Head Cottage, by John Crawford (fl. 1885), picture in the art collection of the National Library of Wales
Notable residents
- Edgar Evans,[9] Antarctic explorer (a memorial tablet can be seen in the parish church)[10]
National Trust
The
Skinny dipping
On 19 June 2011, almost four hundred people attempted to break the world record for the largest number of people
Further reading
- Musings of a Middleton Boy, An Autobiography of One Youngster's Life in Post-World War II Rural Wales, Growing Up on the Gower Coast by Cyril Jones, 2007 (ISBN 9780595705153)
- A Gower Family, The Lucases of Stouthall and Rhossili Rectory, by Robert Lucas, 2005 (ISBN 1873295715)
- Rhossili, A Village Background", by Robert Lucas, 2004 (ISBN 0905928938)
- Rhossili: The Land, Landscape and People, by Leonard Beynon, 2008 (ISBN 9780955170324)
- Edgar Evans of Gower (1876-1912), From Rhossili to the South Pole, by Gary Gregor, 2008 (ISBN 9780902767430)
See also
- Villages in Gower
References
- ISBN 0-902767-23-2
- ISBN 9781843239017.
- ^ Williams, Nino (29 July 2019). "The sunflowers are back at Rhossili and they are looking stunning". walesonline. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Call for people to stop picking beauty spot flowers". 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony live". National Post. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Wales beats Hawaii and Caribbean in beach poll". Travelmole.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "BBC News - Rhossili Bay, Gower, third best in Europe says TripAdvisor survey". Bbc.co.uk. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Rhossili to Mewslade Bay". Wales Coast Path. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Evans Collection
- ^ Rhossili Parish Church and the old Church in the Warren by Robert Lucas, published by Rhossili Parochial Church Council, 2000.
- ^ Foster, Chuck. "Torchwood: News Roundup". The Doctor Who News Page. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Wright, Ben. "Swansea-born Torchwood writer 'can't wait' to show off hometown in new BBC series". This Is South Wales. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ Foster, Chuck. "Torchwood: Week Three Filming". The Doctor Who News Page. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Rhossili midsummer skinny dip organisers claim record". BBC News. 19 June 2011.
External links
Media related to Rhossili at Wikimedia Commons