Swansea, Ontario
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Swansea is a neighbourhood in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally a separate municipality, the Village of Swansea, which was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1967.
Its boundaries are the Humber River to the west, High Park to the east, Bloor Street to the north, and The Queensway to the south (near the shore of Lake Ontario). Its roots date back to the 17th century, when Jean Baptiste Rousseau established a trading post in the area in 1670.
The community is characterized by its rolling hills, which is similar to the landscape found in Swansea, Wales, after which the village was named.