Glynneath

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Glynneath
Glyn-nedd/Cwmnedd
Population 3,202
OS grid reference SN875065
Principal area Neath Port Talbot
Ceremonial county West Glamorgan
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEATH
Postcode district SA11
Dial code 01639
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Wales
UK Parliament Neath
European Parliament Wales

Glynneath (alternatively Glyn-Neath, Welsh: Cwmnedd or Glyn-nedd), is a small village 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.

Coordinates: 51.74587° N 3.63093° W


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