Onllwyn
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Onllwyn is a small village in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales, near Seven Sisters.
It is also the name of an electoral ward and community coterminous with the village. The ward comprises the Village of Onllwyn itself and the adjacent parishes of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen, which is itself confined to the famous "Roman Road" of Sarn Helen. The area's residents often refer to the environs under the generic of Banwen, as it's easier to pronounce for non-Welsh language speakers.
With over 200 years of coal mining firmly behind it, the parish was once home to five pits that employed hundreds of men. Now all that remains is a well hidden coal processing and washing plant AKA "The Washery".
Commanding superb views of the Brecon Beacons, the now semi-rural location is a popular area for retired people to live in due to its peace and quiet.
With a Community College "Dove Workshops" and thriving village shop, Post office, Pub and Rugby union team, it offers a pace of life and sense of community long since absent in much of modern Britain. Legend has it that St Patrick was born here and taken to Ireland after the area was raided by Irish raiders. A celebration and a march is held on March 17 to mark the event. There are two Roman forts and the remains of a Roman Road within the community.
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