OYSTERMOUTH

'Oystermouth' (a corruption of the Welsh name ''Ystumllwynarth'') is an electoral ward and a village in the Mumbles community and also the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. The village of 'Oystermouth' is more commonly known as the Mumbles.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Norton, Oystermouth, the Mumbles, Thistleboon, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is bounded by Newton to the west, West Cross to the north and Swansea Bay to the south and east.

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Geographical areas

Thistleboon

Geographical areas

Local beaches include the southern tip of Swansea Bay, Bracelet Bay and Limeslade Bay. From the Mumbles Head area there are views towards Swansea, Port Talbot and the hills of the South Wales Coalfield.
As well as being a local service centre, Oystermouth has a well-preserved castle, in ground with views over Swansea Bay.
Oystermouth was served by one of the very earliest passenger rail services, along a shoreline railway used in the 19th century to transport limestone and coal. The long-disused (since the 1960s) route remains as a cycle/footpath.

Thistleboon

The village of Thistleboon lies within the south eastern corner of the ward.