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Mumbles is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales.
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The Mumbles is a district of Swansea, Wales, located on the south-east corner of the unitary authority area. It is also a local government community of the same name. At the 2001 census the population was 16,774, reduced slightly to 16,600 at the 2011 Census. The district is named after the headland of Mumbles, located on its south-east corner.
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All Saints' Church, Oystermouth is an Anglican church in the diocese of Swansea and Brecon, south Wales. It is located in Mumbles and is a Grade II listed building The church stands on a hillside, not far from Oystermouth Castle.
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- ↑ Robin Turner (9 May 2014). "Mumbles lifeboat disaster of 1947: Memorials to lifeboatmen repaired free of charge". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 March 2019.