Cwmgwrach
Built-up area in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.734, -3.639 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 86 05 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Cwmgwrach is a small former mining village high in the upper Afan Valley of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It sits on the banks of the River Wrach and is hemmed in by steep, wooded hills, making it a quiet spot prized by walkers and mountain bikers and close to the trails of Afan Forest Park.
The village still shows its industrial past in rows of terraced houses and disused workings, but since the decline of coal many residents commute to nearby towns or work in outdoor recreation and tourism; a strong community spirit is maintained through local groups and small-scale amenities that mark it out as a compact, rural settlement with a proud heritage.
Postcode districts covering Cwmgwrach
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Tonypandy 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Bridgend 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Llanelli 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Llanelli Rural 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Neath 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Coity Higher 14.9 miles24 km
- Briton Ferry 11 miles17.6 km
- Ebbw Vale 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Ebbw Vale North 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Ebbw Vale South 18.7 miles30.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Blaengwrach Parish 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Blaengwrach and Glynneath West Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Glynneath Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Glyn-neath Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Glynneath Central and East Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Dyffryn Cellwen Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Resolven Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Onllwyn Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Rhigos Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Seven Sisters Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Glyncorrwg Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Cwmgwrach
SA11 5PL, SA11 5SN, SA11 5PT, SA11 5SY, SA11 5PR, SA11 5PH, SA11 5TA, SA11 5TB, SA11 5RX … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- Bristol Airport 46.4 miles74.7 km
- Treherbert Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Ynyswen Railway Station 7 miles11.2 km
Hotels near Cwmgwrach Ad
- The New Swan Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Dillwyn Arms 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Falcon Inn Retreat 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Castle Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Bluebell Hotel 8.7 miles14 km
- St Ives 8.5 miles13.7 km
Schools in Cwmgwrach
- Blaengwrach Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 6 miles9.6 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 12.4 miles20 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Sardis Road Stadium 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 16 miles25.7 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 16.9 miles27.2 km