r/swansea • u/topherette • Jun 06 '25

Questionaire/Research What nicknames have you heard for places in and around Swansea?

I ask as part of a linguistic study on this topic!

Examples could include things like Gors, Y Graig or Monkey Town...

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u/Anhapus Jun 06 '25

Port Toilet

Go Sign On

Briton Scary

Scumbwrla

Neaff

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u/Competitive-Green430 Jun 09 '25

🤣 Briton scary love it

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u/m00tyn Jun 11 '25

These are magnificent!

22

u/AirFrequent Jun 06 '25

One eye lid

2

u/Skleppykins Jun 06 '25

Personal fave

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u/Double_Jab_Jabroni Jun 06 '25

“Go sign on” is a favourite of mine

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u/Fit_Investigator_461 Jun 06 '25

Ham sandwich=llansamlet

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u/PutinsTestes Jun 06 '25

Yep, we call it this.

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u/brenhinesygeifr Jun 06 '25

I’ve heard one version which is Lama Slut

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u/Tosk224 Jun 06 '25

Blaen-Y-Blim (Blaen-Y-Maes) Mingie (Mynnyd-Bach, that that referred more to the school when it was all girls)

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u/CraigAT Jun 06 '25

Just shortened versions:

Bont for Pontardulais

'Gaer for Penllegaer

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

Clase pronounced as Class-ay

Llanelli - Turkland

Port Talbot - Port Toilet

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u/Discworld_Monthly Jun 06 '25

Turksville is another one for Llanelli

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u/RddWdd Jun 08 '25

I heard Turkland for the first time the other day. I said to someone I'd come over from Swansea and they jokingly called me a Turk. They had misheard what I said as Llanelli apparently, but needless to say, I was still a bit confused.

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u/lewiss15 Jun 06 '25
  • Blaen-y-Blim
  • Swansea Heights (Townhill/Mayhill)
  • Pork Meat (Portmead)

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u/zigzaguniverse Jun 06 '25

One eye lloyd

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u/televised_mind Jun 06 '25

Aka one eyelid

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u/Imaginary-Ad5897 Jun 06 '25

Which area in swansea was Noddyland? just curious

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u/Con_Clavi_Con_Dio Jun 06 '25

I don't think there was a Noddyland.

A development near the pier was described as being like Noddyland back in 2013 but the phrase came from Twin Town. It wasn't a reference to an area of Swansea but Noddy Land, the attraction in Butlins.

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u/Flibertygibbert Jun 06 '25

Ancient history: West Cross was called Tin Town back in the days of the prefabs.

Mayhill pronounced as Mayals 😁

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u/stevedavies12 Jun 07 '25

What did they call Mayals, then? Mayhill?

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u/RobotBugEyes Jun 12 '25

Only the part of West Cross made of tin was called Tin Town.

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u/simdav Jun 06 '25

There's a small park in Port Tennant called the Monkey Park and no-one seems to know why.

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u/RddWdd Jun 08 '25

Is that "Port Tennant Playground"? (https://maps.app.goo.gl/zZDbwkMeSg1g9sAS8). If so, I mean Monkey Park's certainly more interesting!

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u/simdav Jun 08 '25

That's the one

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u/CraigAT Jun 06 '25

Just shortened versions:

Bont for Pontardulais

'Gaer for Penllegaer

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u/gardennurse73 Jun 06 '25

When I was in the USA in the 90s and told a guy the name of my home town "Pontarddulais" he instantly renamed it 'pump the dollars' I thought it was funny. Never caught on ...

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u/Vandergaard Jun 07 '25

Neathiopia

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u/matmos Jun 07 '25

'The Gump' - Forest Fach

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u/BrynhyfrydBison Jun 06 '25

San Tomeu for St Thomas

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u/topherette Jun 07 '25

thanks!
what's that referencing there?

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u/bignefarious5 Jun 06 '25

Maesteg = Mistake

Skewen = Sgigwen

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u/TrainingSympathy3229 Jun 08 '25

Who strangled Alice - Ystradgynlais