Bon-y-maen (sometimes spelt ''Bonymaen''; ) is a

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located about north east of Swansea city centre. It falls within the coterminous Bonymaen ward for elections to Swansea Council. is Welsh for and there are legends that the same stone ends in on the

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. Overlooking Bon-y-maen on top of

Kilvey Hill Kilvey Hill is a hill in the St. Thomas area of Swansea Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales ...

is the main TV

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for Swansea. The local rugby team is

Bonymaen RFC Bonymaen Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in the village of Bon-y-maen, Swansea Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city ...

. In 2017 over 200 new homes were planned for the ex-Morris Brothers bus works in Pentrechwyth (part of Bon-y-maen).Nino Williams (29 August 2017
"200 new homes could be built in part of Swansea"
''Wales Online''. Retrieved 10 February 2018. Bon-y-maen was a

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area.

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