Fairwood Common
Fairwood Common is a large area of barely populated common land in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. It forms part of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Swansea Airport is located in the middle of the common.Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swansea Airport and Fairwood Park Golf Course.
Swansea Airport
Aerodrome
Swansea Airport is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 6 miles to the west of Swansea, Wales.
Fairwood Park Golf Course
Golf course
Fairwood Park Golf Club is a golf club based on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. It is the only 'Championship' status golf course on the Gower Peninsula, having twice hosted the Welsh PGA Championships. Fairwood Park Golf Course is situated 1¼ miles east of Fairwood Common.
Church Of St Illtyd
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Of St Illtyd is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fairwood Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilston and Three Crosses.
Ilston
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ilston is a village and community in Swansea, southwest Wales. Ilston has its own community council.
Kittle
Village
Kittle is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The village is located on the B4436 road between Pennard and Bishopston, It is part of the Pennard community, which is in the south east of the Gower peninsula. Kittle is situated 1½ miles south of Fairwood Common.
Fairwood Common
- Type: Heath
- Description: area of common land in the Gower Peninsula, Wales
- Location: Ilston, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.608° or 51° 36′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.06891° or 4° 4′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C3QJW5J+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 101552363OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heathWikidata ID
Q5430929
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In Other Languages
“Fairwood Common” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Comin Fairwood”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gelli-hîr Wood and Hafod Mill Wood.
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