Killay, Swansea

Killay (Welsh: Cilâ) is the name of a suburb and local government community in Swansea, Wales. Killay has its own community council. The village is set high above sea level, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Swansea city centre. It adjoins the town of Dunvant and the Tycoch area of Swansea. Gowerton lies to the north. The community had a population of 5,702 in 2011.[1]

The north of the area is mainly residential and is deemed a relatively affluent area of Swansea. The south of the area consists of an unpopulated common, which is used for grazing and forms part of Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is also another community called Upper Killay.

  1. ^ "Killay Parish Local Area Report". Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.