Cwmllynfell

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Wales

| static_image =

| static_image_caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|51.79887|-3.81847|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Cwmllynfell

| welsh_name =

| population = 1,172

| population_ref = (2011 census){{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/cwmllynfell-w05000567#sthash.3vb9ops4.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=12 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412145732/http://www.ukcensusdata.com/cwmllynfell-w05000567#sthash.3vb9ops4.dpbs|archive-date=12 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

| unitary_wales = Neath Port Talbot

| lieutenancy_wales = West Glamorgan

| constituency_westminster = Neath

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Neath

| post_town = SWANSEA

| postcode_district = SA9

| postcode_area = SA

| dial_code = 01639

| os_grid_reference = SN747127

| councillor1 = Hugh Jones

| party1 = Plaid Cymru

| module= 240px
Map of the community

}}

Cwmllynfell ({{pronunciation|Cwmllynfell.ogg|Welsh pronunciation|help=no}}) is a village, community and electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

Amenities

Cwmllynfell has its own local rugby union team - Cwmllynfell RFC. Also, a bilingual primary school, supermarket, post office, village hall, church and chapels.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Nearby there is the Black Mountain which supplies views to the village.

Electoral ward

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Blaen-nant, Bryn-Melyn, Celliwarog, Cwmllynfell, Rhiw-fawr in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Cwmllynfell is bounded by the wards of Quarter Bach of Carmarthenshire to the northeast; Cwmtwrch of Powys to the east; Ystalyfera to the southeast; Pontardawe to the southwest; Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to the west and Lower Brynamman to the northwest.{{cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |title=Election Maps |publisher=Ordnance Survey }}

In the 2017 local council elections the results were:{{cite web|url=https://democracy.npt.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=111&RPID=3986285 |title=Election results for Cwmllynfell: County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017 |publisher=Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council |accessdate=17 August 2018 }}

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!Candidate

!Party

!Votes

!Status

|Hugh Jones

Plaid Cymru

283

Plaid Cymru gain

|Kris Lloyd

Labour

194

In the 2012 local council elections the turn out was 49.78%. The results were:

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!Candidate

!Party

!Votes

!Status

|Clifford Richards

Labour

348

Labour hold

|David James

Plaid Cymru

110

Earthquake

At 14:31 on 17 February 2018 the village was the epicentre of a 4.6 magnitude earthquake, the largest in the British Isles since 2008. The quake was felt as far away as Blackpool.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43097113|title=Earthquake felt across parts of UK|publisher=BBC News|date=17 February 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/recent_events/20180217142554.html#page=summary|title=CWMLLYNFELL, SOUTH WALE|publisher=British Geological Survey|date=17 February 2018}}

References

{{reflist}} 6. https://www.garethjones.org/rural_wales/mining_town.htm

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080622033130/http://www.cwmllynfellrfc.com/ Cwmllynfell RFC]
[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2832183 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cwmllynfell and surrounding area]

Category:Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot

Category:Communities in Neath Port Talbot

Category:Villages in Neath Port Talbot