Rhos, Neath Port Talbot

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Rhos
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Rhos
Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population2,442 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SN737030
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SWANSEA
Postcode district SA8
Dialling code 01792
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Marcia Spooner(Plaid Cymru)
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UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot
51°42′44″N3°49′43″W / 51.7121°N 3.8287°W / 51.7121; -3.8287 Coordinates: 51°42′44″N3°49′43″W / 51.7121°N 3.8287°W / 51.7121; -3.8287

Rhos is a village in the Swansea Valley, located outside of Pontardawe, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, South Wales, in the community of Cilybebyll.

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History

Bench in the village, in memorial for Primrose Colliery disaster of 1858, which claimed the lives of 14 miners (men and boys) and 7 horses Memorial bench for Primrose Colliery disaster - geograph.org.uk - 1468161.jpg
Bench in the village, in memorial for Primrose Colliery disaster of 1858, which claimed the lives of 14 miners (men and boys) and 7 horses

Originally part of the Cilybebyll estate, the Primrose Colliery was developed from the mid-1800s, close to the village. On 13 October 1858, when owned by Morgan and Lewis, fumes of an engine boiler suffocated 14 men and boys, and 7 horses. [2] After the disaster, it was redeveloped as the New Primrose Colliery, owned by Sir Ralph Howard, and by 1896 employed 307. [3] It closed in the early 1900s, but from 1908 was revived as a pumping station for the Tarenni Colliery. [4]

Today

Like many other villages in the former South Wales Coalfield, Rhos has seen phases of major building development within its boundaries bringing with it an influx of new residents to a community historically known for its own particular identity.

There is one primary school serving the village, called Rhos Primary School. The nearest secondary school is Cwmtawe.

Government and politics

The electoral ward includes some or all of the following settlements Cilybebyll, Gellinudd and Rhos in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Rhos is bounded by the wards of Ystalyfera and Ynyscedwyn (of Powys) to the north; Crynant to the east; Cadoxton to the south east; Bryncoch North to the south; Alltwen and Pontardawe to the west and Godre'r Graig to the northwest.

In the 2017 local council elections, the electorate turnout was %. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Alex ThomasLabour440Labour hold
Marcia SpoonerPlaid Cymru297
Amanda WycherleyConservative227

On 14 November 2019, a by-election was held following the resignation of Alex Thomas. The electorate turnout was 34%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Marcia SpoonerPlaid Cymru359Plaid Cymru gain
Yvonne LewisConservative162
Rupert Denholm-HallLabour145

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References

  1. ↑ "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Primrose Colliery Accident". Community Council. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Primrose Colliery". welshcoalmines.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Primrose Main Colliery". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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