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Cwmafan
View across the Afan Valley
Cwmafan is located in Neath Port Talbot
Cwmafan
Cwmafan
Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population6,538 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSS774922
Community
  • Cwmafan
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORT TALBOT
Postcode districtSA12
Dialling code01639
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot
51°36′56″N 3°46′18″W / 51.615511°N 3.771745°W / 51.615511; -3.771745

Cwmafan (Welsh pronunciation), also known as Cwmavon, is a large village and community in the Afan valley in Wales, lying within Neath Port Talbot County Borough. It had a population of 5,603 in 2001,[2] increasing slightly to 5,615 at the 2011 Census. Cwmafan is known for having a high percentage of Welsh speakers. In many ways it is a suburb of the nearby town of Port Talbot which is less than 2 miles (3 km) to the south. The literal translation of Cwmafan from Welsh to English is complex, Cwm means valley with Afan as the name of the river flowing through, hence the village residing within the Afan Valley. It could be a version of Afon which means river, so literally the "River Valley", this is common in Wales and the UK with many rivers being called Afon or Avon. There is also a Saint Afan, which it is possible the river was named after. There have been other suggestions but none accepted locally.

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Geography

The village is surrounded by hills: the biggest is Foel Fynyddau, which stands 370 m (1200 ft) high and stands above the northern edge of the village. West of Foel Fynyddau is Mynydd-y-Gaer: at its summit the community boundaries of Cwmafan, Baglan and Briton Ferry all meet. The River Afan runs through the village from north-east to south-west; the village is on the right bank. The area of Ynysygwas lies immediately across the river, Brynbryddan adjoins Cwmafan to the west and Pwllyglaw adjoins Cwmafan to the north-east (ie up the valley). The B4286 road runs through the village along the valley, and the A4107 runs along the valley on the opposite bank.

History

The village has an industrial history, with metalworking being particularly significant. There were large copper, iron and tin works as well as many coal mines close by. The metal ores, from as far away as Chile, were off-loaded in Port Talbot or Swansea docks and brought by rail to Cwmafan.

In 1985 the Ynys-y-Gwas bridge suddenly collapsed, cutting off the water supply to the residents.[3] A resident of Maesteg, Paul Barry, escaped unharmed from the incident, despite being on the bridge when it collapsed.[4]

Culture

Sports teams

The village is also home to several sporting grounds, the most prominent of these being the Welfare Ground, home to Cwmavon RFC who are currently playing in the Welsh Rugby Union leagues. A second rugby union pitch along with a football pitch, tennis courts and bowling green are located at " Parc Siencyn Powell" (Formerly named Parc-y-Llyn), which is administered by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

Residents of note

References

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Neath Port Talbot Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 January 2010
  3. ^ BBC news report on recent bridge danger referring back to this event Accessed: 3.12.2012
  4. ^ Wales Today News reports Accessed: 3.12.2012
  5. ^ Profile of Chris Needs, BBC Radio Wales (2007-10-05). Accessed: 2008-06-08
  6. ^ "ESPN Scrum - Lyn Jones". Retrieved 21 November 2009.

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