Ilston ( cy, Llanilltud Gwyr) is the name of a village and a local government
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
in
Swansea,
southwest
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. Ilston has its own community council.
Description
The population of the community in the
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for Nationa ...
was 538 and 537 in 2011 and also includes the villages and hamlets of
Parkmill,
Nicholaston
The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities.
Villages
Bishopston
Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanme ...
and Lunnon. The name of the village is thought to have originated from
Saint Illtud
Saint Illtud (also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the divinity school, Bangor Illtyd, located in Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in Gla ...
.
This village in the heart of the
Gower Peninsula
Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...
is home to a brook,
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
and a
National Trust
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abandoned
limestone
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quarry.
The community is surrounded by
common land
Common land is land owned by a person or collectively by a number of persons, over which other persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel.
A person who has a ...
used as grazing land, woodlands and fields.
There is a highly recommended two mile walk from the church through five different kinds of woods and over four small bridges following the brook past the first recorded
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...
Church in Wales (1649) ending at a Parkmill-based
public house
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...
.
Governance
Ilston has a community council, with 11 councillors representing the community wards of Ilston,
Penmaen and Nicholaston.
Ilston is covered by the
Pennard ward for elections to
Swansea Council.
See also
*
Ilston Book
References
External links
Gower Community Councilswww.geograph.co.uk : photos of Ilston and surrounding area
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Villages in Swansea
Populated places on the Gower Peninsula
Communities in Swansea