Mumbles
Mumbles (Welsh: Mwmbwls) is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay. The name Mumbles is also applied to the district encompassing the electoral wards of Oystermouth, Newton, West Cross, and Mayals.
Etymology
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 comprise the headland: the word 'Mumbles' may be a corruption of the French 'les mamelles', meaning 'the breasts'. Another possible source of the name is from the word Mamucium which is thought to derive from the Celtic language meaning breast-shaped hill.[citation needed] The Mumbles Lighthouse was built during the 1790s, and was converted to solar powered operation in 1995.[2]
Notable features
The nearby pier was opened in 1898 at the terminus of the Mumbles Railway, which in its time was one of the oldest passenger railways in the world. The railway closed in 1960.[3]
A lifeboat station has operated from Mumbles 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.
See also
References
- ^ 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".
- ^ http://www.welshwales.co.uk/mumbles_railway_swansea.htm
External links
- A History of Mumbles By Oystermouth Historical Association
- Mumbles Pier
- Mumbles Lifeboat
- www.geograph.co.uk Photos of The Mumbles and surrounding area
- Virtual tour of Mumbles Head
- Mumbles Rangers F.C.
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