Cwmamman
Parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.795, -3.914 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 68 12 |
| Dialling code: | 01269 (Ammanford) |
Cwmamman sits in the heart of the Amman Valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales, running along the course of the River Amman. The community includes the adjoining villages of Garnant and Glanamman, and is framed by moorland and rolling hills that give a mix of attractive valley scenery and the vestiges of an industrial past.
Once a 19th‑century coal‑mining heartland, the area retains terraces, chapel architecture and other reminders of its industrial heyday, but has shifted towards light industry, services and commuting in recent decades. Local life is marked by a strong Welsh‑language tradition, lively choral and sporting cultures, community regeneration projects and an interest in preserving mining heritage, all of which contribute to a close‑knit, bilingual social fabric.
Postcode districts covering Cwmamman
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Tonypandy 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Bridgend 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Llanelli 12 miles19.3 km
- Llanelli Rural 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Neath 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Coity Higher 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Briton Ferry 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Aberdare 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Aberdare East 21 miles33.8 km
- Aberdare West 19.8 miles31.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Glanamman Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Glanaman Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Garnant Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Betws Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Brynamman Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ammanford Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Cwarter Bach Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Quarter Bach Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Cwmllynfell Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Penybanc Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
Example postcodes in Cwmamman
SA18 1DY, SA18 1YW, SA18 1NS, SA18 1LW, SA18 1JD, SA18 1YR, SA18 2BL, SA18 1JE, SA18 2AH … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 36.8 miles59.3 km
- Bristol Airport 58.7 miles94.4 km
- Ammanford Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Pantyffynnon Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Cwmamman Ad
- The Plough Inn 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The New Swan Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- The Cawdor 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Dillwyn Arms 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Cwmamman
- Y Bedol Primary
Local points of interest
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 13 miles21 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 14.9 miles24 km