Where in the World is Mumbles?
Mumbles (Welsh: Mwmbwls) is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales and is a district of Swansea.
Mumbles was part of Oystermouth Urban District, established in 1894, which was merged with the County Borough of Swansea in 1918. The Mumbles is in the Oystermouth electoral ward, while the current Mumbles community also includes the surrounding electoral wards of Mayals, Newton, and West Cross.
The headland is thought by some to have been named by French sailors, after the shape of the two anthropomorphic islands which the headland comprises: the word "Mumbles" may be a corruption of the French les mamelles, meaning "the udders". Another possible source of the name is the word Mamucium, which is generally thought to represent a Latinisation of an original Brythonic name, either from mamm or from mamma ("mother", in reference to a local river goddess).
Where did the name come from?
Mumbles marks the beginning of the Gower Peninsula coastline. It’s a well-loved area of Swansea, and when you go there, it’s clear to see why!
