Bryn and Cwmavon (Bryn a Chwmafan)
Ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.62, -3.745 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 79 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Bryn and Cwmavon sits in western Neath Port Talbot in south Wales, close to the mouth of the Afan Valley and within easy reach of Port Talbot. The landscape combines post‑industrial terraces and former colliery workings with rolling hills and access to the recreational woodlands of Afan Forest Park, making it a mix of semi‑rural scenery and traditional village streets.
Historically the communities grew up around 19th‑century coal and iron industries, traces of which remain in local architecture and former industrial sites, and the area has been adapting to post‑industrial change through small‑scale regeneration and active community groups. Today it is largely residential with local shops, schools and sports clubs, good road links to nearby employment centres and a strong local identity shaped by its industrial past and outdoor leisure opportunities.
Postcode districts covering Bryn and Cwmavon
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 8.7 miles
- Tonypandy 12.3 miles
- Bridgend 10.7 miles
- Llanelli 17.3 miles
- Llanelli Rural 18.7 miles
- Neath 4.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 18 miles
- Coity Higher 10.4 miles
- Briton Ferry 3.5 miles
- Aberdare 13.8 miles
- Aberdare East 14.7 miles
- Aberdare West 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cwmavon Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Pontrhydyfen Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Bryn Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Pelenna Parish 1.8 miles
- Cimla and Pelenna Ward 1.8 miles
- Tai-bach Parish 2.4 miles
- Aberavon Parish 2.6 miles
- Briton Ferry East Ward 2.7 miles
- Port Talbot Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Baglan Moors Parish 2.9 miles
- Baglan Built-up area 3 miles
- Neath South Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Bryn and Cwmavon
SA13 2RZ, SA12 9BT, SA13 2RS, SA12 9BY, SA12 9YD, SA12 9PL, SA12 9AE, SA12 9PE, SA13 2SG … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 23.1 miles
- Bristol Airport 47 miles
- Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Baglan Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Bryn and Cwmavon Ad
- Blanco's Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- The Twelve Knights 3 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea East 3 4.9 miles
- Premier Inn Port Talbot 3 2.7 miles
- The BlueBell Hotel 4 miles
- The Grand Hotel 2.4 miles
- Towers Hotel & Spa 3 5 miles
- St Ives 4 miles
- The Castle Hotel Neath 3 4 miles
- Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel 3 3.5 miles
Schools in Bryn and Cwmavon
- Cwmafan Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 3.2 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 3.5 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 3.8 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 8.3 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 9.6 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 9.8 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 10.1 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 13.9 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.1 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 17.1 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 17.4 miles