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Llangyfelach is a village located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open moorland.
Llangyfelach was once the name of a parish that covered much of the former Lordship of Gower. Today's community covers a smaller area including the site of the former Felindre tinplate works, which hosted the National Eisteddfod in 2006.
Bordering the village to the north is the M4 motorway Junction 46. The village has its own primary school, crematorium, a former post office, The 'Plough and Harrow' pub, and a Scout hall.
At the centre of the village is the Parish Church of St David and Cyfelach. The site dates back to the 6th Century: St. David the Patron Saint of Wales founded an early Celtic monastery there. The present church has a 12th Century detached tower and a converted tithe barn as the present church. Contained within the church is the Llangyfelach Cross, a 9th Century Celtic stone.
Llangyfelach was the birthplace of the painter Evan Walters, and is mentioned in a folk song about the practice of 'pressing' men into military service.
Llangyfelach is an electoral ward, a community in the county of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community has its own elected community council.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Llangyfelach, Pantlasau, Pontlliw, Tircoed and Treboeth, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is bounded by the wards of Pontarddulais and Mawr to the north; Morriston, Mynydd-Bach and Penderry to the south east; and Penyrheol and Penllergaer to the south west.
The current councillor for Llangyfelach is Gareth Sullivan (Independent).
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Llangyfelach was 29.93%. The election results were:
|Candidate
|Party
|Votes
|Status
|Gareth Sullivan
Independents
776
Independents hold
|Richard Simpson
Labour
344
|John Edward Rasbridge
Green Party
72