Cwmllynfell
Human settlement in Wales
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Cwmllynfell (ⓘ) is a village, community and electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
| Cwmllynfell | |
|---|---|
 Cwmllynfell Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
| Population | 1,172 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN747127 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANSEA |
| Postcode district | SA9 |
| Dialling code | 01639 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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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] 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.[2]
In the 2017 local council elections the results were:[3]
| 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:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Richards | Labour | 348 | Labour hold |
| David James | Plaid Cymru | 110 |
Earthquake
At 14:31 on 17 February 2018 a field 2¼ miles south-southwest of the village near Gwrhyd Chapel 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.[4][5]
