Brynhyfryd, Swansea

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Brynhyfryd
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Brynhyfryd
Location within Swansea
OS grid reference SS649956
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Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SWANSEA
Postcode district SA5
Dialling code 01792
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51°38′35″N3°57′09″W / 51.64301°N 3.95256°W / 51.64301; -3.95256

Brynhyfryd is a small village in Swansea, Wales mostly within the Cwmbwrla ward. [1] The area is mostly residential. Brynhyfryd approximates to the area around Llangyfelach Road where it intersects with Brynhyfryd Road.

Brynhyfryd Infant School and Brynhyfryd Junior School are the local schools in the area. Other local amenities include the Brynhyfryd public library. There are a few shops on Llangyfelach road and the area has a Grade II listed church – the Brynhyfryd Baptist Chapel.

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References

  1. Census of England and Wales . United Kingdom, H.M. Stationery Office, 1912. 49.