Cwmavon (Cwmafan)
Built-up area in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.619, -3.76 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 78 92 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Cwmavon (often seen as Cwmafan) is a village at the mouth of the Afan Valley in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It sits beside the River Afan, a short drive from the industrial town of Port Talbot and within easy reach of the wooded trails of Afan Forest Park, which attract walkers and mountain bikers.
Historically the village grew up around 19th‑century ironworks and coal mining and later felt the economic pull of the nearby steel industry; that industrial heritage still shapes the built environment and community identity. Today Cwmavon retains a strong local spirit with clubs, chapels and small shops, and functions as a quiet gateway between the valley and the coast while undergoing gradual regeneration after the post‑industrial decline.
Postcode districts covering Cwmavon
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 8.1 miles13 km
- Tonypandy 13 miles20.9 km
- Bridgend 11.2 miles18 km
- Llanelli 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Llanelli Rural 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Neath 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 18.5 miles29.9 km
- Coity Higher 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Briton Ferry 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Aberdare 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Aberdare East 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Aberdare West 14.4 miles23.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bryn and Cwmavon Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Pontrhydyfen Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cimla and Pelenna Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Bryn Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Pelenna Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Aberavon Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Briton Ferry East Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Baglan Moors Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Baglan Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Port Talbot Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Tai-bach Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Baglan Bay Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Cwmavon
SA12 9HA, SA12 9AN, SA12 9AS, SA12 9HD, SA12 9TB, SA12 9PH, SA12 9HT, SA12 9NF, SA12 9LU … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 23.6 miles38 km
- Bristol Airport 47.7 miles76.7 km
- Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Baglan Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Cwmavon Ad
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The Grand Hotel 2 miles3.2 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Towers Hotel and Spa 3 4.4 miles7 km
- Castle Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Twelve Knights 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
Schools in Cwmavon
- Cwmafan Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 3 miles4.8 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 17.3 miles27.8 km