The River Amman () is a
river
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of south
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
, which joins the
River Loughor at
Pantyffynnon. The source of the Amman is on the
Black Mountain
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.
The river name is said to derived from the Welsh word ' "pig, piglet", reflecting the way in which it roots through the land like a pig.
It gives its name to the town of
Ammanford and the villages of Pontamman,
Glanamman
Glanamman ( cy, Glanaman) is a Welsh mining village in the valley of the River Amman in Carmarthenshire. Glanamman has long been a stronghold of the Welsh language; village life is largely conducted in Welsh. Like the neighbouring village of Gar ...
,
Brynamman and Rhosamman.
Garnant and
Betws also lie in the Amman Valley - Garnant and Glanamman were formerly known as
Cwmamman and it is now the name of their combined urban council. Garnant railway station was originally known as Amman Valley, the English version of Cwmamman. In the 19th and early 20th centuries the valley was a booming coal-mining area, but the mines have now closed.
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