Dyffryn Cellwen is a village in the
County Borough of Neath Port Talbot,
South Wales
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. It is situated in the upper
Dulais Valley near the junction of the
A4109 and
A4221 roads, northwest of the smaller settlement of
Banwen. It is part of the
community
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of
Onllwyn.
The village stands close to the course of the
Roman road
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from the fort at
Nidum
Nidum (or NIDVM) is a Roman fort found in Cwrt Herbert near the town of Neath, in Wales
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(
Neath
Neath (; ) 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 population of 19,2 ...
) to
Y Gaer
Y Gaer () is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom.
Y Gaer is located at (Landranger 160).
History
Y Gaer was built around AD 75 and sits on a crossroads of Roman roads in the valley of the River Usk at ...
(
Brecon
Brecon (; ; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the county town of Breck ...
), and there are traces of a Roman fort and camp nearby. (See
Banwen for details of the Roman sites.) At one time,
mining
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for iron, copper, and especially coal were important activities in the area.
Dulais Valley
Villages in Neath Port Talbot
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