Blaengwrach
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Blaengwrach ( , ) is a community near Glynneath and Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, which is a larger area than the Community. The principal settlement is Cwmgwrach, a village on the south side of the Neath valley, of which the eastern end is called Blaengwrach, which sometimes causes confusion. Gwrach is one of the streams feeding in to the River Neath- the village of Blaengwrach means “Beginning of the Gwrach” (stream) and Cwmgwrach means “Valley of the Gwrach” which refers to the Gwrach
Key facts
- UK place.post_town
- NEATH
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image
- Blaengwrach in 2006.jpg
- UK place.official_name
- Blaengwrach
- UK place.population
- 1,141
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Neath Port Talbot
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- West Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Neath and Swansea East
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Neath
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA11
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01639
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SN868052
- UK place.councillor1
- Hayley Davies
- UK place.party1
- Independent
- UK place.module
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- Blaengwrach and Glynneath West (one seat)
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Blaengwrach ( , ) is a community near Glynneath and Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, which is a larger area than the Community. The principal settlement is Cwmgwrach, a village on the south side of the Neath valley, of which the eastern end is called Blaengwrach, which sometimes causes confusion. Gwrach is one of the streams feeding in to the River Neath- the village of Blaengwrach means “Beginning of the Gwrach” (stream) and Cwmgwrach means “Valley of the Gwrach” which refers to the Gwrach stream and not as some believe, the witch.
==Geography== Blaengwrach Community is a predominantly upland area, and contains the highest points of three local hills or mountains, namely Mynydd Resolfen (383m/1257 ft) and the more prominent Mynydd Pen-y-Cae (573m/1880 ft) and Craig-y-Llyn (600m/1970 ft), both of which have views of the valley below and the Brecon Beacons in the distance. Craig-y-Llyn is the highest point in the old county of Glamorgan, and is home to a nature reserve containing Llyn Fach and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. West of the summit is Foel Chwern round cairn.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blaengwrach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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