Glynneath
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Glynneath | ||
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Statistics | ||
Population: | 6,202 | |
Ordnance Survey | ||
OS grid reference: | Maps for SN875065 | |
Administration | ||
Principal area: | Neath Port Talbot | |
Constituent country: | Wales | |
Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
Other | ||
Police force: | South Wales Police | |
Ceremonial county: | West Glamorgan | |
Historic county: | Glamorganshire | |
Post office and telephone | ||
Post town: | NEATH | |
Postal district: | SA11 | |
Dialling code: | +44-1639 | |
Politics | ||
UK Parliament: | Neath | |
European Parliament: | Wales | |
Glynneath (alternatively Glyn-Neath, Welsh: Glyn-nedd), is a small town in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the River Neath. Glynneath is also the name of a community and an electoral ward coterminal with the town.
It is famous for one of its sons, the entertainer Max Boyce.
Glynneath is a picturesque tourist area with waterfalls to the north east at Pontneathvaughan (Pontneddfechan) near the Brecon Beacons.
Aberavon • Aberdulais • Allt-Wen • Baglan • Blaengwrach • Briton Ferry East • Briton Ferry West • Bryn and Cwmavon • Bryncoch North • Bryncoch South • Cadoxton • Cimla • Coedffranc Central • Coedffranc North • Coedffranc West • Crynant • Cwmllynfell • Cymmer • Dyffryn • Glyncorrwg • Glynneath • Godre'r Graig • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen • Gwynfi • Lower Brynamman • Margam • Neath East • Neath North • Neath South • Onllwyn • Pelenna • Pontardawe • Port Talbot • Resolven • Rhos • Sandfields East • Sandfields West • Seven Sisters • Tai-Bach • Tonna • Trebanos • Ystalyfera
Aberavon • Baglan • Baglan Bay • Blaengwrach • Blaenhonddan • Briton Ferry • Bryn • Cilybebyll • Clyne and Melincourt • Coedffranc • Crynant • Cwmavon • Cwmllynfell • Dyffryn Clydach • Glyncorrwg • Glynneath • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen • Margam • Margam Moors • Neath • Onllwyn • Pelenna • Pontardawe • Port Talbot • Resolven • Rhyd-y-fro • Sandfields East • Sandfields West • Seven Sisters • Taibach • Tonna • Ystalyfera