Cadoxton (or in full Cadoxton-juxta-Neath) ( cy, Llangatwg), is a village situated in
Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Cadoxton is located just outside the town of
Neath
Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...
and borders the villages of
Cilfrew and
Bryncoch. The village has 1,684 residents and is located in the
Cadoxton ward. Cadoxton elected a
Liberal Democrat representative in the 2008 council elections.
History
The village name Cadoxton is the
English language version of the
Welsh
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* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
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name Llangatwg (equivalent to St Catwg's) and is a contraction of (
Cadoc's-town). Both versions of the name derive from the
parish church, located in the centre of the village, which is dedicated to St. Catwg. The village developed its fuller name, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, in order to differentiate it from
Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan (also known as Cadoxton-juxta-Barry).
Village character
The village consists of a main road of approximately running from the outskirts of the town of Neath to the village of Cilfrew, with smaller streets and
housing estates feeding off. Cadoxton is home to two
pubs, two
newsagents and a
park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
located in the centre of the village. Also in the village there is a community centre, a church hall, a
garden centre, a
funeral home and a
guest house. Cadoxton was once home to a
brewery, but this has now closed and new housing areas have been built up, seemingly closing the boundary between the village and the town of Neath. Housing in Cadoxton is mainly a mixture of relatively affluent estates consisting of detached housing, and smaller more traditional terraced accommodation. Crime is low in the village, and the area is generally considered to be one of the safest areas in the county.
Children from the village normally attend Catwg Primary School and then Llangatwg
Comprehensive School
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, both located in the village. The
secondary school
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accommodates students from numerous other villages in the area, some located up to away.
Also located in the village is Neath Golf Club, the course where past
Ryder Cup
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player and captain
Brian Huggett played as a junior.
The church
The fine church of St.Catwg's is mentioned by famous `Tramp Poet'
W. H. Davies in his "Poet's Pilgrimage". Passing through Cadoxton, on his way to
Aberdulais, Davies was overcome by his unexpected discovery in the churchyard of the large gravestone recording the "SAVAGE MURDER" of one Margaret Williams in 1822 and promising its unknown perpetrator a "TERRIBLE RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENT" This is one of the very few
murder stones in Wales.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath and surrounding area*
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Vale of Neath
Villages in Neath Port Talbot