Skewen
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| Skewen | |
| Welsh: Sgiwen | |
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| Population | 8,500 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Neath Port Talbot |
| Ceremonial county | West Glamorgan |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEATH |
| Postcode district | SA10 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Neath |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Neath Port Talbot | |
Skewen (Welsh: Sgiwen) is a village in South Wales, part of Neath Port Talbot county borough.
The village is served by Skewen railway station.
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[edit] Industrial History
Skewen was once an industrial village. There were a number of collieries around the village - (see link below). The Crown and Mines Royal Copper Works and the Cheadle and Neath Abbey Ironworks were once important industrial sites which stood close by. Old top loading blast furnaces can also be seen at Neath Abbey. To the south of Skewen lies the village of Llandarcy, site of the former Llandarcy oil refinery.
[edit] Monuments of interest
The ruins of Neath Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery, is now in the care of CADW. On Drummau Mountain to the north of the village is an ancient site, Y Carreg Bica (or 'Maen Bradwen' which translates into English as "the white rock of betrayal).
[edit] Notable current and former residents
The village is the birthplace of Sir Samuel Thomas Evans (1859-1918), British judge and politician who was appointed Solicitor-General in 1908 and became the President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty division in 1910. Also of the composer David John de Lloyd and singer Bonnie Tyler. Eddie Izzard, the comedian, lived in the village for a short while in his boyhood.
