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Gower

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1. David (Ivon). born 1957, English cricketer
2. John. ?1330--1408, English poet, noted particularly for his tales of love, the Confessio Amantis

Gower

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the. a peninsula in S Wales, in Swansea county on the Bristol Channel: mainly agricultural with several resorts
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The Gower peninsula is just past Swansea and its well-loved headland area of Mumbles.
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He said: "My dad knew the Gower peninsula like the back of his hand, so we are very emotionally attached to the area."
Rhossili on the Gower peninsula in Wales has just been named the best beach in the UK for the second time by TripAdvisor.
Dean Saunders likes his statistics almost as much as he likes goals, or books about goals, or books about the Gower Peninsula...
Jason Prince, 40, was one of a group of eight riders cycling a 30-mile circuit on the picturesque Gower Peninsula, in South Wales, when tragedy struck in April last year.
St Cuthbert's Way beat off competition from other romantic hotspots including the shores of Derwentwater in the Lake District, Hampstead Heath in London and the Gower Peninsula, Wales.
They were rescued by an RAF helicopter after their inshore inflatable was hit by a breaking wave off the Gower Peninsula in South Wales.
Local governments of the Gower Peninsula in Britain, South Korea's Pyonsan Peninsula and the Cape Peninsula in South Africa are among those scheduled to attend the event which has been held since 1998, the agency said.
Swansea's Rhossili Bay on the Gower Peninsula was the only European beach voted onto Suitcase Magazine's world top 10 list with tropical paradises in Panama, Hawaii, Brazil, the Philippines and Miami's iconic South Beach among the other top picks.
Three Cliffs Bay on the Gower Peninsula, South Wales, got the nod for its sandy beaches and spectacular scenery.
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