Mumbles has been noted for its unusual place name.[1] 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 breasts". 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- ("breast", in reference to a "breast-like hill") or from mamma ("mother", in reference to a local river goddess).[citation needed]
Mumbles Lighthouse was built during the 1790s, and was converted to solar powered operation in 1995.[2]
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Mumbles Pier was opened in 1898 at the terminus of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway, which was the world's first horse-drawn public passenger train service. It opened 2 Mar 1807 and used horse power to 1877, then steam power to 1929, when it switched to double deck overhead electric tram power, lasting till the line closed in Jan 1960.[3]
^Symons, Mitchell (8 November 2012). The Bumper Book For The Loo: Facts and figures, stats and stories – an unputdownable treat of trivia. Transworld. p. 272. ISBN978-1-4481-5271-1.
mumbles, this, article, about, headland, swansea, wales, other, uses, disambiguation, welsh, mwmbwls, headland, sited, western, edge, swansea, southern, coast, wales, lighthouse, 1800s, contents, toponym, notable, features, climate, also, references, external,. This article is about the headland of Swansea Wales For other uses see Mumbles disambiguation Mumbles Welsh Mwmbwls is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales Mumbles and lighthouse mid 1800s Contents 1 Toponym 2 Notable features 3 Climate 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksToponym editMumbles has been noted for its unusual place name 1 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 breasts 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 breast in reference to a breast like hill or from mamma mother in reference to a local river goddess citation needed Mumbles Lighthouse was built during the 1790s and was converted to solar powered operation in 1995 2 Notable features editMumbles Pier was opened in 1898 at the terminus of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway which was the world s first horse drawn public passenger train service It opened 2 Mar 1807 and used horse power to 1877 then steam power to 1929 when it switched to double deck overhead electric tram power lasting till the line closed in Jan 1960 3 Mumbles Lifeboat Station has operated since 1866 In 1947 the entire lifeboat crew was lost at sea attempting to rescue the crew of the SS Samtampa in what has become known as the Mumbles lifeboat disaster The nearest church All Saints Church Oystermouth contains memorials to the crew nbsp Panoramic photograph of Mumbles Pier the Lifeboat station and the lighthouse on the rightClimate editClimate data for Mumbles Head 32m elevation 1981 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 8 0 46 4 7 8 46 0 9 5 49 1 11 9 53 4 15 0 59 0 17 7 63 9 19 6 67 3 19 7 67 5 17 8 64 0 14 4 57 9 11 1 52 0 8 7 47 7 13 5 56 3 Mean daily minimum C F 4 0 39 2 3 6 38 5 4 8 40 6 6 3 43 3 9 2 48 6 11 8 53 2 13 9 57 0 14 0 57 2 12 4 54 3 9 9 49 8 6 9 44 4 4 7 40 5 8 5 47 3 Average rainfall mm inches 95 5 3 76 67 0 2 64 72 9 2 87 58 5 2 30 62 8 2 47 63 8 2 51 71 9 2 83 83 9 3 30 77 4 3 05 123 1 4 85 112 1 4 41 110 3 4 34 999 2 39 34 Average rainy days 1 0 mm 15 0 11 0 13 5 10 6 10 3 9 9 10 1 11 2 11 4 15 4 15 0 14 4 147 9 Source metoffice gov uk 4 See also editGower Peninsula Mumbles RFC Breast shaped hillReferences edit Symons Mitchell 8 November 2012 The Bumper Book For The Loo Facts and figures stats and stories an unputdownable treat of trivia Transworld p 272 ISBN 978 1 4481 5271 1 Mumbles Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 The Swansea and Mumbles Railway the world s first railway service Climate Normals 1981 2010 Met Office Retrieved 24 February 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mumbles Mumbles www geograph co uk Photos of The Mumbles and surrounding area 51 34 05 N 3 59 06 W 51 568 N 3 985 W 51 568 3 985 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mumbles amp oldid 1196250022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
