has many caves. Some of these caves are Paviland Caves and Minchin Hole Cave. The interior consists mainly of farmland and common land. The peninsula falls under the administration of the city of Swansea, the urban area of which is situated just to the east of the peninsula. The peninsula is bounded by the urban areas of Swansea to the east and the Loughor estuary to the north.On the peninsula itself, the population resides mainly in small villages. The southern coast of the peninsula consists of a series of beautiful, small, rocky or sandy bays like Langland and Three Cliffs. There are also some spectacular beaches like Port Eynon, Rhossili and Oxwich Bay which are slightly larger. On the north side of the peninsula there are less beaches, where this section of the coast includes the famous cockle-beds of Penclawdd.
Following the Norman occupation of Glamorgan, the lordship of Gŵyr or Gower passed into English hands, and the southern part subsequently became one of the most Anglicised regions of Wales. Villages in the north-east of the peninsula such as Penclawdd and Gowerton remained strongly Welsh-speaking until the middle of the 20th century.On the Gower Peninsula there are six castles. Such ca
stles are: Bovehill Castle, Oystermouth Castle, Oxwich Castle, Pennard Castle, Penrice Castle and Weobley Castle.Worm's Head with causeway exposed at low tide, Gower, Wales The Gower Golf Club at Three Crosses hosts the annual West Wales Open, a two-day tournament on Wales' professional golf tour, the Dragon Tour. Economically, agriculture remains important to the area but tourism plays an increasing role in the working lives of the inhabitants. However , much of the working age population in the Gower work in urban Swansea, and in that sense the economy of Gower is little different from elsewhere in Swansea. But we had not enough time to visit Swansea and only had a glimpse at Swansea.
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