Mumbles




A headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the south coast of Wales

This article is about the headland. For the district in Swansea, see Mumbles (district). For the community, see Mumbles (community). For the American political figure known as "Mumbles", see Thomas Menino.

Mumbles (Welsh: Mwmbwls) is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales. The name Mumbles is also applied to the district encompassing the electoral wards of Oystermouth, Newton, West Cross, and Mayals. In the 2018 Best Places to Live in the UK report, The Sunday Times listed Mumbles as the best in Wales.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Notable features


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Etymology


Mumbles has been noted for its unusual place name.[2] The headland is thought by some to have been named by French sailors, after the shape of the two anthropomorphic islands which comprise the headland: the word 'Mumbles' may be a corruption of the French les mamelles, meaning 'the breasts'. Another possible source of the name is from the word Mamucium which is generally thought to represent a Latinisation of an original Brythonic name, either from mamm- ("breast", in reference to a "breast-like hill") or from mamma ("mother", in reference to a local river goddess).


The Mumbles Lighthouse was built during the 1790s, and was converted to solar powered operation in 1995.[3]



Notable features


The nearby pier was opened in 1898 at the terminus of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway, which in its time was one of the oldest passenger railways in the world. The railway closed in 1960.[4]


A lifeboat station has operated from Mumbles since 1866. In 1947, the entire lifeboat crew was lost at sea, attempting to rescue the crew of the SS Samtampa, in what has become known as the Mumbles lifeboat disaster.




Panoramic photograph of Mumbles Pier; the Lifeboat station and the lighthouse on the right



See also



  • Gower Peninsula

  • Mumbles RFC

  • Breast-shaped hill



References





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  2. ^ Symons, Mitchell (8 November 2012). The Bumper Book For The Loo: Facts and figures, stats and stories – an unputdownable treat of trivia. Transworld. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4481-5271-1.


  3. ^ "Mumbles". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.


  4. ^ "The Swansea and Mumbles Railway - the world's first railway service".




External links








  • A History of Mumbles By Oystermouth Historical Association

  • Mumbles Pier

  • Mumbles Lifeboat

  • www.geograph.co.uk Photos of The Mumbles and surrounding area

  • Virtual tour of Mumbles Head

  • Mumbles Rangers F.C.




Coordinates: 51°34′05″N 3°59′06″W / 51.568°N 3.985°W / 51.568; -3.985







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