The A4118 road is in

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, connecting Dyfatty Street in Swansea City Centre with

Port Eynon Port Eynon (also spelt Port Einon, Porth Einon in Welsh; marked on Ordnance Survey maps as Port-Eynon) is a village and community within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, on the far south tip of the Gower Peninsula within the designated Are ...

in the

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. The route runs through suburban areas until it reaches Upper Killay, where the road enters rural Gower. It passes over

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and through several villages before terminating at

Route

The A4118 starts at Dyfatty Street in Swansea city centre at the junction with the

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Carmarthen Road, which is just north of

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. It then goes westwards through the town centre. It passes through Mount Pleasant and

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before reaching

Sketty Sketty () is a surburban district and community in Swansea, Wales, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea. Description The area approximates to the Vivian ...

, where having passed the parish church of St Pauls and Holy Trinity, it crosses the A4216. Road Junction where B4271 meets A4118 - geograph

After passing through Killay and

Upper Killay The Gower Peninsula () in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, contains over twenty villages and communities. Most of the peninsula is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Ll ...

, where the B4271 branches off to the right, the A4118 turns towards the southwest and leaves the main urban area of Swansea and the scenery becomes more rural. The road crosses

, where

Swansea Airport Swansea Airport () is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula to the west of Swansea, Wales. Operations Swansea Airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P867) (currently suspended) that allows flights for the publ ...

can be seen on the right, and after turning westward the road becomes more scenic with Pennard Castle and the links course of Pennard Golf Club visible to the left. It then passes through the villages of Parkmill, Penmaen and Knelston. Here the road swings round to the south and passes through the village of Llandewi. The B4247 to Rhossilli branches off to the right and the A4118 descends to the coast.

References

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