Cymmer () is a small village in the community of Cymer and Glyncorrwg, in

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhon ...

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, set on a hillside in the Afan Valley near the

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of the River Afan and the River Corrwg. In 2001, Cymmer had a

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of 2,883.

Description

Cymmer can also be spelled "Cymer", with "Cymmer" being the English-language version, and "Cymer" the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...

one. The word "Cymmer" translates from Welsh into English as "joining place of two rivers", and it is here that the Afon Corrwg and the Afon Afan meet, to flow onward as the River Afan until entering the sea at Aberavon/

Port Talbot Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community (Wales), community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which d ...

. The immediate area is set in a densely forested upland area with steep sided river valleys cut through by the Rivers Afan and Corrwg. Patches of open

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exist to the north and south.

Social conditions

The Cymmer

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was one of the top 10% most deprived wards in Wales according to the 2005 Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Amenities

Local

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s include The Refreshment Rooms (the preserved Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway station) and a working men's club called The Coronation Club. Local amenities include a library, a community

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, a sports hall,

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, a police station and fire station.

Government and politics

Cymmer is also the name of the

for the immediate area around the village. It elects a county councillor to

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (or simply Neath Port Talbot Council) is the local authority for the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, one of the 22 Principal areas of Wales, principal areas of Wales. The council was controlled by the ...

. The ward includes some or all of the villages of Cymmer, Abercregan, Duffryn and Croeserw in the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. Cymmer is bounded by the wards of

Resolven Resolven () is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is located in the Vale of Neath. Location The village is situated in the Vale of Neath, north east of the town of Neath, next to the A465 ''Heads o ...

to the north;

Glyncorrwg Glyncorrwg is a village in the Afan Valley, in southern Wales. Glyncorrwg is also the name of an electoral ward and formerly a community covering the village and surrounding countryside, in Neath Port Talbot county borough. Glyncorrwg is part o ...

to the northeast;

Gwynfi Gwynfi is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Gwynfi includes the villages if Abergwynfi and Blaengwynfi. Gwynfi is part of the community of Glyncorrwg and the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. Gwynfi is b ...

to the east; Blaengarw, Caerau and Maesteg West of

Bridgend county borough Bridgend County Borough () is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. Its members of the Senedd are Sarah Murphy ...

to the south east; Bryn and Cwmavon to the southwest; and Pelenna to the west. In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 48.23%. The results were: Only one nomination was received for the 2012 Local Council Elections, from the sitting councillor Scott Jones. Jones continued to be the councillor of Cymmer without a contest. In the 2017 local council elections, the results were: In July 2018, Councillor Scott Jones resigned the Labour whip. He therefore now sits as an independent.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cymer and surrounding area
{{authority control Villages in Neath Port Talbot Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Afan Valley