Pen-clawdd

proper noun

A coastal village in Llanrhidian Higher community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5495).

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Penclawdd

  1. A coastal village in Llanrhidian Higher community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5495).

    Broad, flat marshes on the Loughor Estuary provide Pen-clawdd with its basic livelihood - cockles. The cockle-women jog out over the marshes at low tide, riding on flat, horse-drawn carts.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 311

Origin

From Welsh.

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APA

Pen-clawdd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pen-clawdd

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“Pen-clawdd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pen-clawdd. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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