Cwmllynfell

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Cwmllynfell
Neath Port Talbot UK location map.svg
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Cwmllynfell
Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population1,172 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SN747127
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SWANSEA
Postcode district SA9
Dialling code 01639
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Hugh Jones(Plaid Cymru)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot
51°47′56″N3°49′06″W / 51.79887°N 3.81847°W / 51.79887; -3.81847

Cwmllynfell ( Loudspeaker.svg Welsh pronunciation ) is the name of a village, community and electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

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Amenities

Cwmllynfell has its own local rugby union team - Cwmllynfell RFC. Also, a bilingual primary school, supermarket, post office, village hall, church and chapels.[ citation needed ] Nearby there is the Black Mountain which supplies views to the village.

Electoral ward

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Blaen-nant, Bryn-Melyn, Celliwarog, Cwmllynfell, Rhiw-fawr in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Cwmllynfell is bounded by the wards of Quarter Bach of Carmarthenshire to the northeast; Cwmtwrch of Powys to the east; Ystalyfera to the southeast; Pontardawe to the southwest; Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to the west and Lower Brynamman to the northwest. [2]

In the 2017 local council elections the results were: [3]

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Hugh JonesPlaid Cymru283Plaid Cymru gain
Kris LloydLabour194

In the 2012 local council elections the turn out was 49.78%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Clifford RichardsLabour348Labour hold
David JamesPlaid Cymru110

Earthquake

At 14:31 on 17 February 2018 the village was the epicentre of a 4.6 magnitude earthquake, the largest in the British Isles since 2008. The quake was felt as far away as Blackpool. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey.
  3. ↑ "Election results for Cwmllynfell: County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Earthquake felt across parts of UK". BBC News. 17 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "CWMLLYNFELL,SOUTH WALE". British Geological Survey. 17 February 2018.

6. https://www.garethjones.org/rural_wales/mining_town.htm


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