other uses infobox UK place country Wales welsh name Castell nedd constituency welsh assembly Neath National Assembly for Wales constituency Neath latitude 51.66 longitude 3.81 official name Neath unitary wales Neath Port Talbot lieutenancy wales West Glamorgan constituency westminster Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath post town NEATH postcode district SA10 11 postcode area SA dial code 01639 os grid reference SS745975 population 47,020 Neath lang cy Castell nedd is a town and Community Wales community situated in the Principal areas of Wales principal area of Neath Port Talbot , Wales , UK ... ks ua ew part1.pdf ref The town is located on the river of the River Neath same name , convert ..., Neath was the ford crossing crossing place of the River Neath and has existed as a settlement since .... Neath is the Anglicise d form. ref cite book last Wyn Owen first Hywel coauthors Richard Morgan ... Wales , one of them being Neath. ref cite web url http www.roman britain.org geography itinerary.htm ... many thousands of troops. ref Neath Guardian ref Illtud St Illtyd visited the Neath area ... of St. Illtyd ref http www.kingswaycomputers.co.uk parishofneath illtyd.shtml Parish of Neath ... name for Neath is Castell nedd , referring to the Norman Neath Castle, ref http www.castlewales.com neath.html Neath Castle ref which is close to the shopping centre. Image NeathCastleRemains.jpg left thumb Neath Castle Neath was a market town that expanded with the arrival of the Industrial Revolution ... of canal s and railway s made Neath a major transportation centre and the Evans & Bevan families were major players in the local coal mining community as well as owning the Vale of Neath ... Neath Brewery ref Silica was mined in the Craig y Dinas area of Pontneddfechan , after Quaker entrepreneur ... from the works at Pontwalby to the Green in Neath. The town continued as a market trading centre ... Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar . The River Neath is a navigable estuary and Neath was a river ... more details
Things called Neath include wiktionary neathNeath &mdash a town in South Wales River Neath &mdash a river though the town Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath Assembly constituency Neath RFC &mdash rugby union club in the town. Neath Athletic AFC &mdash football club, members of the Welsh Premier League Neath sometimes known as Neath , a Progressive Death Metal band from Brisbane , Australia. disambig cy Castell nedd gwahaniaethu id Neath ... more details
Infobox Neath Port Talbot electoral ward Electoral Ward Neath North WardMap GridReference SS751974 Largest Settlement Total Population 3,848 2001 census Land Area NoofCouncillors 2 PostCodes SA11 DiallingCode 44 1639 AssemblyConstituency Neath National Assembly for Wales constituency Neath Constituency Neath UK Parliament constituency NeathNeath North is an ward politics electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling within the community Wales community of Neath . Neath North includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Llantwit and Neath town centre in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of Bryncoch South to the northwest Cadoxton, Neath Port Talbot Cadoxton to the North Tonna, Neath Tonna to the northeast Cimla to the southeast Neath South to the south and Neath East to the southwest. In the United Kingdom local elections, 2008 2008 local council elections , the electorate turnout was 43.9 . The results were class wikitable sortable Candidate Party Votes Status Derek Vaughan Labour 995 Labour hold Manny Loaring Labour 788 Labour hold Thomas Phillips Independent 596 Neath Port Talbot electoral wards coord 51.66146 3.80718 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 SS751974 display title Category Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Category Neath ... more details
Infobox Neath Port Talbot electoral ward Electoral Ward Neath South WardMap GridReference SS755966 Largest Settlement Total Population 4,650 2001 census Land Area NoofCouncillors 2 PostCodes SA11 DiallingCode 44 1639 AssemblyConstituency Neath National Assembly for Wales constituency Neath Constituency Neath UK Parliament constituency NeathNeath South is an ward politics electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling in the community Wales community of Neath . Neath South consists of some or all of the settlements of Cimla and Mount Pleasant in the parliamentary constituency of Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath . It is bounded by the wards of Neath East to the west Neath North to the north and Cimla to the east. In the United Kingdom local elections, 2008 2008 local council elections , the electorate turnout was 34.2 . The results were class wikitable sortable Candidate Party Votes Status Peter Rees Labour 700 Labour hold Mal Gunter Labour 663 Labour hold David Howells Ratepayers 441 John Williams Ratepayers 469 Neath Port Talbot electoral wards coord 51.65436 3.80112 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 SS755966 display title Category Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Category Neath ... more details
File Neath Castle geograph.org.uk 42391.jpg thumb Neath Castle Neath Castle is a Norman architecture Norman castle located in the town centre of Neath , Wales . See also List of castles in Wales Castles in Great Britain and Ireland Sources http www.castlewales.com neath.html Neath Castle from castle.com http cistercian way.newport.ac.uk place.asp?PlaceID 66 Neath Castle from The Cistercian Way Neath Port Talbot Wales struct stub coord 51.6651 3.8037 type landmark region GB display title Category Buildings and structures in Neath Category Castles in the Vale of Glamorgan Category Visitor attractions in Neath Port Talbot Category Castle ruins in Wales cy Castell Castell nedd ... more details
Infobox Neath Port Talbot electoral ward Electoral Ward Neath East WardMap GridReference SS746962 Largest Settlement Total Population 5,931 2001 census Land Area NoofCouncillors 3 PostCodes SA11 DiallingCode 44 1639 AssemblyConstituency Neath National Assembly for Wales constituency Neath Constituency Neath UK Parliament constituency NeathNeath East is an ward politics electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales . Neath East falls within the community Wales community of Neath . Neath East includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn in the parliamentary constituency of Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath . It is bounded by the wards of Coedffranc Central to the northwest Dyffryn, Neath Port Talbot Dyffryn and Neath North to the north Neath South and Cimla to the east and Briton Ferry West and Briton Ferry East to the south. The ward contains marshland to the west, an industrial and residential area in the middle and grassland and woodland to the east. In the United Kingdom local elections, 2008 2008 local council elections , the electorate turnout was 32.83 . The results were class wikitable sortable Candidate Party Votes Status Sheila Penry Labour 798 Labour hold John Miller Labour 718 Labour hold Sandra Miller Labour 718 Labour hold Philippa Jane Edwards Plaid Cymru 696 Breandan MacCathail Plaid Cymru 654 Neath Port Talbot electoral wards coord 51.65056 3.81398 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 SS746962 display title Category Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Category Neath ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Coord 51.661 3.804 display title region GB scale 50000 Image WalesNeath1974.png right 200px Neath lang cy Castell nedd was one of the four districts of Wales local government district s of West Glamorgan , Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was formed from the municipal borough of Neath , along with all of Neath Rural District apart from Rhigos parish, which went to Cynon Valley district. In 1996 it merged with the Port Talbot district district of Port Talbot to form Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot County Borough . Wales Districts DEFAULTSORT Neath District Category Former subdivisions of Wales Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 ... more details
coord 51.727 3.651 display title region GB scale 50000 The Vale of Neath or Neath Valley , one of the South Wales Valleys , encompasses the upper reaches of the River Neath in South West Wales southwest Wales . In addition to the River Neath, it is traversed by the Neath Canal and the A465 road A465 dual carriageway . Settlements in the valley include Neath , Cadoxton, Neath Port Talbot Cadoxton , Tonna, Neath Tonna , Aberdulais , Resolven , Blaengwrach , Glynneath and Pontneddfechan . Coal mining is now a growing industry in the valley with mining operations being located at Aberpergwm and Pentreclwydau near Glynneath. ref http www.walesonline.co.uk business in wales business news 2008 07 29 black gold shines as city firm tips miner a buy 91466 21421184 Black gold shines as City firm tips miners a buy WalesOnline ref Waterfall Country File Picturesque Europe14.jpg 350px thumb center Falls of the Afon Hepste , Wales Picturesque Europe Waterfall Country is a nickname given to the Vale of Neath due to the diverse number of waterfalls in the valley. ref http www.summitpost.org custom object 403541 waterfall country vale of neath.html SummitPost Waterfall Country Vale of Neath UK ref ref http uk.youtube.com watch?v PHSp9hCF1kg YouTube Vale of Neath waterfalls ref In the upper reaches of the valley, at the foothills of the Brecon Beacons , are the waterfalls of four or five rivers, the Afon Hepste , Nedd Fechan , Afon Pyrddin , River Mellte and Sychryd . In the lower valley, waterfalls can be found at Melincourt Falls Melincourt and Aberdulais Falls Aberdulais . Notes reflist External links http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk GlamWest Aberpergwm.htm Aberpergwm Drift http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3480025 www.geograph.co.uk photos of the Vale of Neath and surrounding area NeathPortTalbot geo stub Category Vale of Neath Category Geography of Neath Port Talbot Category Valleys of Wales Neath, Vale of ... more details
Geobox River Name section name River Neath native name Afon Nedd other name other name1 Image image The River Neath near Neath Castle looking towards Tonna. geograph.org.uk 195267.jpg image size 250 image caption The river at Neath Castle , looking upstream. Etymology etymology Country etc. country United Kingdom country1 Wales state state1 region South Wales region1 region2 district Neath Port Talbot district1 district2 district3 district type County city Pontneddfechan city1 Glyn neath city2 Resolven city3 Neath landmark landmark1 landmark2 landmark3 Geography length 30.6 watershed discharge1 ... size map caption Image Neath Waterfall.jpg right thumb Sgwd Gwladus waterfall in the headwaters of the River Neath File M4 over River Neath.jpg thumb right M4 Motorway M4 over River Neath River Neath ... the River Neath. Upstream from these confluences is the area known as Waterfall Country Wales .... The river flows through the Vale of Neath , a long straight valley developed along the Neath ..., Wales Seven Sisters . As the Dulais nears the Neath it descends a Waterfall Country Wales spectacular ... tributary, the River Clydach , flows southward through the village of Bryn coch to join the Neath in Neath town centre. The River Neath provides water to two canals, the Neath Canal and the Tennant Canal . At Aberdulais basin, both canals meet, the Tennant Canal crossing the River Neath with a fine aqueduct. Also crossing the river here is the Vale of Neath Railway line and the A465 road .As it approaches the town of Neath the river passes the ancient church of Saint Illtud at Llantwit. Further ... Edward I . As it meanders around the town of Neath it passes the remains of the Roman fort Nidum at Court Herbert and the Cistercian abbey of Neath Abbey . Here the monks of the Middle Ages used ... of Neath . The estuary of the River Neath extends from Neath town down past Briton Ferry to the sea ... local authority waste disposal site and wharf wharves at Melincryddan , Briton Ferry and Neath ... more details
Infobox Neath Port Talbot electoral ward Electoral Ward Tonna electoral ward WardMap GridReference SS774990 Largest Settlement Total Population 2,464 2001 census Land Area NoofCouncillors 1 PostCodes SA11 DiallingCode 44 1639 AssemblyConstituency Neath National Assembly for Wales constituency Neath Constituency Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath Tonna lang cy Tonnau is the name of a village and a coterminous electoral ward and Community Wales community in Neath Port Talbot , Wales , located to the north east of Neath town, of which it is effectively a suburb. Once mainly agricultural fields, the name derives from the Archaism archaic Welsh language Welsh tonnau , meaning grassland and not, as is sometimes assumed, the modern Welsh language Welsh for waves . Some areas of pasture remain. Image Ivy Tower near Tonna in 2007.jpg left thumb Ivy Tower Immediately between Tonna and the adjoining parish of Llanilltud Llantwit juxta Neath is a cottage once occupied by the Welsh born engineer and naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace , who had arrived at his theory of evolution independently of Charles Darwin , with whom he later corresponded. Eventually Wallace and Darwin jointly presented the first paper on Natural Selection to the Linnean Society . The village s rugby union team is Tonna RFC . Government and politics The electoral ward of Tonna falls within the parliamentary constituency of Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath . The ward consists of a small built up area of Tonna village ... of Aberdulais to the north Resolven to the northeast Pelenna to the southeast Cimla and Neath North to the southwest and Cadoxton, Neath Port Talbot Cadoxton to the west. In the United Kingdom ... display title Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot electoral wards Neath Port Talbot communities Category Vale of Neath Category Villages in Neath Port Talbot Category Communities in Neath Port Talbot Category Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Category Towers in Wales Category Neath cy Tonna, Castell ... more details
Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery , located near the present day town of Neath in southern Wales , United Kingdom UK . It was once the largest abbey in Wales . Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw . Tudor period Tudor historian John Leland antiquary John Leland called Neath Abbey the fairest abbey of all Wales. Image Neath abbey.JPG right thumb 350px Ruins of Neath Abbey Image NeathAbbey.JPG thumb 300px History Neath Abbey was established in 1129 AD when Sir Richard de Granville gave 8,000 acre s 32 km of his estate in Glamorgan , Wales to Savigniac monk s from western Normandy . The first monks arrived in 1130. Following the assumption of the Savigniac order into the Cistercian order in 1147, Neath Abbey also became a Cistercian house. The abbey was ravaged by the Welsh uprisings of the 13th century, and eventually dissolution of the monasteries dissolved by King Henry VIII of England in 1539. At this time, the abbey was turned into a large estate ... families. The archaeology of the abbey was eventually excavated between 1924 and 1935. See also Neath UK Parliament constituency GWR 4073 Class Neath Abbey Castle Class steam locomotive External links ... FREE pictures of Neath Abbey http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2832250 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Neath Abbey http cistercians.shef.ac.uk abbeys neath.php Neath Abbey article from a website on Cistercian abbeys http www.castlewales.com neath a.html Castle Wales website with good ... Neath Abbey Ironworks http cistercian way.newport.ac.uk place.asp?PlaceID 70 Cistercian Way website ... West Glamorgan Archives service records relating to Neath Abbey coord 51.6609 N 3.8265 W region GB type landmark display title Category Buildings and structures in Neath Category Ruins in Wales Category ... century Category Visitor attractions in Neath Port Talbot Category 1129 architecture Wales struct stub cy Abaty Nedd de Neath Abbey ... more details
Infobox Football club clubname Neath image Image Neath Athletic AFC.gif fullname Neath Football Club nickname The Eagles founded 2005 as Neath Athletic ground The Gnoll br Neath br Neath Port Talbot capacity ... 15737767.stm work BBC News title Boyle & Nicholas leave Neath role date 2011 11 15 ref league Welsh ... Neath Football Club is a Wales Welsh professional association football club based in Neath , Neath Port ... the merger between Neath F.C. formerly BP Llandarcy F.C. Neath and Skewen Athletic F.C. Skewen Athletic . Originally known as Neath Athletic A.F.C. the club played its first two seasons in Welsh Football ... . History The club was founded in 2005, as Neath Athletic, after Neath F.C. and Skewen Athletic agreed ... League Division One Division One title. Playing at the old ground of Neath F.C., Llandarcy Park , the new ... Neath Athletic could take their place. However, due to Llandarcy Park not meeting the required Welsh Premier League ground criteria, Neath was refused entry. ref http www.welsh premier.com index.php clubs Neath FC club history welsh premier.com ref During the 2006 07 in Welsh football 2006 07 season, Neath Athletic won the Welsh Football League Division One. With this success and the improvements to Llandarcy Park, Neath Athletic was eligible to play in the Welsh Premier League. Success in the Welsh ... League. During summer 2008, Neath RFC agreed to allow Neath Athletic to share its home ground The Gnoll ... to re name itself Neath F.C.. Following Neath s first match at The Gnoll against Swansea City A.F.C. ... on loan to Neath to gain first team experience. The first such players to join Neath were Kyle Graves ... 09 Welsh Premier League season, Neath announced plans to go full time for the 2009 10 Welsh Premier ... Rhyl for the Welsh Premier League title. On 13 July 2010, Neath announced the double signing of two ... of wales 8810704.stm title Neath add ex swan Kristian O Leary to squad publisher BBC Sport date ... of wales 8805793.stm title Lee Trundle completes a shock move to Neath publisher BBC Sport date 2010 ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Neath Guardian image Image Neathguardian.png type Weekly newspaper circulation 4815 small August 2007 small format Tabloid newspaper format Tabloid price Pound sterling 0.60 foundation 1925 ceased publication October 1, 2009 owners Trinity Mirror publisher Media Wales language English language English political None The Neath Guardian was a local weekly newspaper published between 1925 and 2009 covering Neath , Wales , and the surrounding area. At the time of its closure, it was published weekly, on a Wednesday, in the Tabloid newspaper format tabloid format by Media Wales formerly Western Mail and Echo , part of the Trinity Mirror group. The newspaper had two editions the Neath Guardian, which covered the town itself, as well as Briton Ferry , Skewen , and the communities of the Neath Valley Neath and Dulais Valley Dulais valleys, and the Port Talbot Guardian , which covered Port Talbot , Baglan, Neath Port Talbot Baglan , Margam and the River Afan Afan Valley . Both titles were part of the Celtic Weekly Newspapers series, which still publishes seven other weekly titles across South Wales . Neither edition covered the communities of the Swansea Valley , even though some are within the boundaries of the Neath Port Talbot county borough. Simon Kelner , editor in chief of The Independent , began his career on the Neath Guardian, as did BBC World Service business correspondent Steve Evans, who reported live from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks September 11 terrorist attacks , and Daily Express rugby writer Steve Bale. ref http www.walesonline.co.uk news south wales news neath 2009 10 01 an illustrious alumni of former editors in paper ... news local news neath WalesOnline Neath Guardian References reflist Trinity Mirror Category Newspapers published in Wales Category Media and culture in Neath Port Talbot Category Publications established ... Category 1925 establishments in Wales Category Neath ... more details
Infobox Speedway rider image Chris Neath.JPG name Chris Neath nationality ENG birth date birth date and age 1982 1 29 birth place Worcester , England website britishleague Rye House Rockets 2011DU TBA polishleague swedishleague Unattached years br 1998, 1999 br 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 br 2002, 2003 br 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 br 2002DU, 2003DU, 2004DU, 2008DU br 2007DU, 2010DU br 2007DU br 2009DU br br 2001 career United Kingdom br Newport Mavericks br Newport Wasps br Swindon Robins br Rye House Rockets br Wolverhampton Wolves br Lakeside Hammers br Reading Racers br Poole Pirates br Sweden br Norbarrarna indivhonour None indivyear teamhonour Speedway Conference League Conference League Champion br Speedway Premier League Premier League Champion br Speedway Elite League Elite ... 1999 br 2005, 2007 br 2002 br 1999, 2005 br 2003 Christopher Chris Neath born 29 January 1982 ... Premier League Premier League . Career Neath began riding as a young boy, competing in Youth ... Conference League Conference League . During the 1999 season Neath captained the Mavericks to the league ... Neath also ventured to Sweden riding to a 10.68 point average for Division 1 club Norbaggarna. In 2002 Neath moved to Premier league rivals, the Swindon Robins. He spent two seasons at Swindon and at this time .... This was quite a successful time for Neath. He won the Elite league title with Wolves in 2002 and the Premier ... and he moved to the Rye House Rockets in 2004. Neath was an instant success for the Rockets, topping ... Lynn. In 2007 Neath was captain of the side that won the Premier League title the clubs second in two years. In 2008 having been a 10 year asset of the Wolverhampton Wolves Neath was awarded a testimonial ... . Chris Neath has also represented Great Britain racing at U19, U21 and Senior level. References Reflist ... Neath, Chris ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 29 January 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Worcester , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Neath, Chris Category 1982 births Category ... more details
Rugby team teamname Neath RFC image Neath rfc badge.png fullname Neath Rugby Football Club nickname Welsh All Blacks, The Mourners location Neath , Wales countryflag Wales founded 1871 ref Fields of Praise ... socks1 000000 Image NeathRFCshop.jpg thumb right 200px Neath RFC shop, 13 Old Market Street, NeathNeath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division . The club s home ground is The Gnoll , Neath . The first team is known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours black with only a white cross patt e as an emblem. Neath RFC is the oldest rugby club in Wales, having been formed in 1871. History Early history Neath Rugby Football club was established ... June 1881, eleven teams met in the Castle Hotel, Neath to form what would be accepted as a Welsh rugby ... 1881 1981 pp24, David Smith pp41, Gareth Williams 1980 ISBN 0708307663 ref Strangely Neath RFC was not recorded ... by the committee to record the presence of the club, or if Neath RFC did not actually ... and secretary, Samuel Clark rugby player Sam Clark of the South Wales Football Union were both Neath ... in the game. These wounds would soon heal and Neath joined the newly formed WFU in the 1882 83 season ... Neath RFC, playing in the second Wales game on 28 January 1882. In 1887 88 Neath RFC undertook their first .... The next season Neath played host to Widnes on Christmas Day before undertaking a further ... Neath RFC hold the world record for the number of points 1,917 and tries 345 accumulated in one ... Neath RFC is now known as Neath Rugby Ltd and owns 50 of the Ospreys rugby union Ospreys professional ... in 2008, plans to share it with the town s football club Neath Athletic A.F.C. . ref cite web url ... Notable former players See also Category Neath RFC players valign top Flagicon Wales Les Anthony Flagicon ... results Fiji Rugby Union.com ref sup 1 sup All these matches were played by a joint Neath Aberavon RFC Aberavon team. References reflist Neath RFC 1871 1945 Mike Price ISBN 0 7524 2709 1, October 2002 ... more details
The Neath Disturbance is a geological structure which stretches across south Wales from Swansea Bay northeastwards as far as Hereford in western England . It comprises a series of both Fault geology faults and associated Fold geology folds which were active during the mountain building period known as the Variscan orogeny . This line of weakness probably featured in the earlier Caledonian Orogeny and perhaps reflects a more ancient line of weakness in the Basement rock basement rocks. ref Howells, M.F. 2007 British Regional Geology Wales Keyworth, Nottingham, British Geological Survey ref The Disturbance gives rise to a lineament crossing the region, that is to say that it is responsible for a number of significant landscape features along its 100km length. Prominent amongst these is the Vale of Neath , a deep valley incised by a glacier during the Ice Ages ice ages along this line of weakness in the Earth s crust and now occupied by the River Neath between Pontneddfechan and Swansea Bay . The hill of Moel Penderyn also lies on the Disturbance a little further east. A part of the Vale of Grwyne Fawr Grwyne north of Sugar Loaf Wales The Sugarloaf and the northeast southwest aligned section of the Monnow valley on the English Welsh border are also excavated along this line of weakness. ref Ordnance Survey Explorer maps 165, OL12, OL13, 189 ref ref British Geological Survey 1 50,000 map sheets 214, 215, 231 Merthyr Tydfil , 232 Abergavenny , 247 Swansea & accompanying memoirs ref The Neath Disturbance is possibly the southernmost geological feature within Britain which can be described as following the Caledonoid trend. The phrase describes a Geological Structure of Great Britain suite of major geological structures associated with the closure of the former Iapetus Ocean in the middle Palaeozoic era and giving rise to the Caledonian orogeny or mountain building period. The Cribarth Disturbance Cribarth or Swansea Valley Disturbance and the Carreg Cennen Disturbance are similar ... more details
Use British English date August 2011 Use dmy dates date August 2011 Glen Neath is a British novelist and playwright. His first book, The Outgoing Man , published in 2005, was shortlisted for the Author s Club First Novel Award . His second novel, The Fat Plan , was published in July 2008. His debut play, End of the Round , featured in the London New Playwrights Festival. Romcom , a collaboration with Ant Hampton s company Rotozaza, has been produced between 2003 2011 in ten countries. Their second collaboration, The Bench , premiered in Norwich in May 2010 and has since toured to Belgium, Holland and Spain. It was revamped as Hello for Dummies in 2011. His adaptation of Max Frisch s novel Gantenbein premiered in Berlin in 2005 and transferred to Zurich. Hide , a collaboration with Lizzie Clachan, was featured in the programme that re opened the Royal Festival Hall in London after its refurbishment in 2007. He was selected as one of 10 writers commissioned to produce a short piece in response to the Austrian fortress at Fortezza for Manifesta7, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art which took place across four locations in Trentino South Tyrol, Italy in 2008. His radio plays, Listen Up 2009 , Six Impossible Things 2010 , and Occupied 2012 , produced by Boz Temple Morris for Holy Mountain, were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 . Many of his plays, including Closer to Ormsby , The highs and lows of owning your own home and The Superheroes as well as sketches and a sound installation ... company Shunt . Hannah Ringham s Free Show bring money by Glen Neath premiered at the BAC in London ... Theatre. Ring , a collaboration with David Rosenberg is due to tour in 2012. Glen Neath s website http www.glenneath.co.uk List of plays http www.doollee.com PlaywrightsN neath glen.html Doollee.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Neath, Glen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Sheffield DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Neath, Glen Category ... more details
Neath Indoor Market also known as Neath General Market or simply Neath Market is an indoor market located in the town centre of Neath , Wales . The market building dates back to 1837 in Wales 1837 . It was renovated in 1904. Today, the market features an eclectic mix of stalls ranging from butchers and fresh vegetable stalls to hat and bag boutiques and cafes serving traditional Welsh food . External links http www.neath porttalbot.gov.uk default.aspx?page 3047 Neath Indoor Market official site coord 51.6630 3.8054 type landmark region GB display title Category Buildings and structures in Neath Category Markets in Wales Category Visitor attractions in Neath Port Talbot Wales struct stub ... more details
see also List of bus stations in Wales Transport in Wales Neath bus station is a bus station serving the town of Neath , Wales , United Kingdom UK . Location It is located on Orchard Street on the west side of Victoria Gardens in the centre of the town. Wales struct stub Bus station stub coord 51.66213 3.80338 type landmark region GB display title Category Buildings and structures in Neath Category Transport in Neath Port Talbot Category Bus stations in Wales ... more details
Infobox UK place static image static image caption latitude 51.694 longitude 3.731 country Wales official name Clyne unitary wales Neath Port Talbot lieutenancy wales constituency westminster post town postcode area postcode district dial code os grid reference SN803009 population Clyne is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough , Wales . It is the main settlement within the community Wales community of Clyne and Melincourt. Clyne and Melincourt together with the community of Resolven make up the ward country subdivision electoral ward of Resolven electoral ward Resolven . External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2832142 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Clyne and surrounding area Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot communities Category Villages in Neath Port Talbot Category Vale of Neath NeathPortTalbot geo stub ... more details
Infobox GB station symbol rail name Neath other name lang cy Castell nedd manager Arriva Trains Wales locale Neath borough Neath Port Talbot code NTH usage0405 0.473 usage0506 decrease 0.470 usage0607 increase 0.566 usage0708 increase 0.653 usage0809 increase 0.732 usage0910 increase 0.762 platforms 2 start image name Neath Railway Station.jpg Neath railway station is a mainline railway station , serving Neath , Wales . The station is located at street level on Windsor Road in Neath town centre. Just outside the railway station is a bus station which is served National Express services. History The surviving Neath railway station is one of four railway stations originally in Neath, and to distinguish it from the others was at one time named Neath General , the suffix being applied before Nationalisation. ref cite journal editor1 first J.N. editor1 last Slater year 1974 month July title Notes and News Western s last General journal The Railway Magazine Railway Magazine volume 120 issue 879 publisher IPC Transport Press Ltd location London issn 0033 8923 page 361 ref Neath Canalside served the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway services until they ended in 1963. Neath Riverside also at times known as Neath Bridge Street and Neath Low Level , served trains between Brecon and Swansea via the Swansea and Neath Railway , with an additional stop at Neath Abbey. The railway itself remains partly in use, linking Onllwyn and the docks. The remains of the Neath Bridge Street station can be seen by looking down at the railway alongside the river bridge just before Neath railway station in the Swansea ... External links stn art lnk NTH SA111BY Transport in Neath Port Talbot coord 51.662 N 3.807 W type landmark region GB display title Category Railway stations in Neath Port Talbot Category Former ... Great Western Category DfT Category D stations Category Neath Wales railstation stub cy Gorsaf reilffordd Castell nedd nl Station Neath pl Neath stacja kolejowa ... more details
3 cellspacing 0 width 260 big Neath Port Talbot County Borough br Bwrdeisdref Sirol Castell nedd Port Talbot big colspan 2 style text align center background white File Wales Neath Port Talbot ... Coat of arms of neathporttalbot.jpg 100px Neath Port Talbot Coat Of Arms style font weight normal ... center Image Neath Port Talbot arms.png 150px Arms of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council br Neath ... ONS 00NZ MPs elected in the UK general election, 2010 MPs Hywel Francis Peter Hain Neath Port Talbot ... government in Wales unitary authority areas of Wales . Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most List of Welsh ... to the west. Its principal towns are Neath , Port Talbot and Pontardawe . Geography The local authority .... ref http www.neath porttalbot.gov.uk PDF Landscape.pdf Neath Port Talbot Supplementary Planning Guidance Landscape ref The upland areas are cut by five valleys Vale of Neath , Dulais Valley ... Neath Port Talbot Valleys and Vales ref Modern settlement patterns reflect the industrial history .... The largest town is Neath with a population of 47,020, followed by Port Talbot 35,633 , Briton ... plane around Port Talbot and the land around the River Neath in the vicinity of Neath. Demographics .... The population stood at 134,471 in 2001. ref cite web title Neath Port Talbot District Total Population ... work 2001 Census publisher Neath Port Talbot county Borough Council year 2003 url http www.neath ... to have grown during the 2000s. Government and politics Neath Port Talbot was created from the former Districts of Wales districts of Neath district Neath , Port Talbot district Port Talbot and part of Lliw Valley on 1 April 1996 as Neath and Port Talbot it changed its name on the following day, 2 April 1996. At the time of the reorganization, many local people expected that Neath and Port ... Press 2008 ref Local Government The whole of the Neath Port Talbot area was once part of the county ... re organisation in 1996, Neath Port Talbot is governed by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council ... more details
The Victoria Gardens are a Grade II registered park in the town centre of Neath , Wales . The park was opened for Victoria of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria s Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Diamond Jubilee on 22 June 1897 and officially re opened as Victoria Gardens on 30 June 1898. It has been described as a quintessential Victorian urban public park and has most of its original layout and features intact, including a bandstand, a bronze statue of Howell Gwyn, Gorsedd stones , and inclined flowers beds that display carpet bedding designs. References refbegin cite book title Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales Glamorgan publisher Cadw, Welsh Assembly Government location Cardiff page 122 date 2000 isbn 1 85760 153 X cite web url http www.coflein.gov.uk en site 301662 details VICTORIA GARDENS 2C NEATH title Victoria Gardens, Neath publisher Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales accessdate 31 December 2009 cite web url http www.parksandgardens.ac.uk component option,com parksandgardens task,site id,3371 Itemid,292 title Victoria Gardens, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales publisher Parks & Gardens Data Services Ltd, Department of Archaeology, University of York accessdate 31 December 2009 cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi wales south west 7314502.stm title Lottery boost for garden makeover date 26 March 2008 work BBC News accessdate 31 December 2009 cite news url http newsvote.bbc.co.uk 1 hi wales south west 8435185.stm title Neath s Victoria Gardens win 1.4m funding date 30 December 2009 work BBC News accessdate 31 December 2009 refend coord 51.6615 3.8024 type landmark region GB display title Category Parks in Wales Category Visitor attractions in Neath Port Talbot Category Neath Wales geo stub ... more details
Rhos is a village in the Swansea Valley , located between Neath and Pontardawe , in Neath Port Talbot county borough , South Wales . History File Memorial bench for Primrose Colliery disaster geograph.org.uk 1468161.jpg thumb right 200px Bench in the village, in memorial for Primrose Colliery disaster of 1858, which claimed the lives of 14 miners men and boys and 7 horses Originally part of the Cilybebyll estate, the Primrose Colliery was developed from the mid 1800 s, close to the village. On 13 October 1858, when owned by Morgan and Lewis, fumes of an engine boiler suffocated 14 men and boys, and 7 horses. ref cite web url http docs.google.com viewer?a v&q cache o75w sDSSCUJ www.community council.org.uk cilybebyll documents articles Primrose 2520Colliery 2520Accident.pdf Primrose Colliery&hl en&gl uk&pid bl&srcid ADGEESi8MWVBofFgCYDB2Eb1GXghohBQKXFvgJsmHoyq7DAsmAqR5IDZOFHZMLD JIKpfWicGTrYoc0YMw8QD GpATpOiCEO1JOmb Id6EiytxdPeAozIHBbPNQxRsQybgA DVpLXkPe&sig AHIEtbTRSsh66bTEwyPk7q tQu8NnxTqYA title Primrose Colliery Accident publisher Community Council accessdate 15 September 2011 ref After the disaster, it was redeveloped as the New Primrose Colliery, owned by Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet Sir Ralph Howard , and by 1896 employed 307. ref name WCMPrim cite web url http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk ... School. The nearest secondary school is Cwmtawe. Government and politics Infobox Neath Port Talbot ... Neath National Assembly for Wales constituency Neath Constituency Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath The ward country subdivision electoral ward includes some or all of the following settlements Cilybebyll , Gellinudd and Rhos in the parliamentary constituency of Neath UK Parliament constituency Neath . Rhos is bounded by the wards of Ystalyfera and Ynyscedwyn of Powys to the north ... search.php?i 2835603 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Rhos and surrounding area Neath Port Talbot ... title Category Villages in Neath Port Talbot Category Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot NeathPortTalbot ... more details
Refimprove date October 2008 Cadoxton or in full Cadoxton juxta Neath lang cy Llangatwg , is a village situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough , Wales . Cadoxton is located just outside the town of Neath and borders the villages of Cilfrew and Bryncoch . The village is home to just over 1,500 people and is located in the Cadoxton electoral ward Cadoxton ward . Cadoxton elected a Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat representative in the 2008 council elections. History The village name Cadoxton is the English language version of the Welsh language Welsh name Llangatwg equivalent to St Catwg s and is a contraction of Cadoc s town . Both versions of the name derive from the parish church that is dedicated to St. Catwg found in the centre of the village. The village developed its fuller name, Cadoxton juxta Neath, in order to differentiate it from Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan , also known as Cadoxton juxta Barry. Make up of the village The village consists of a main road of approximately two miles running from the outskirts of the town of Neath to the village of Cilfrew, with smaller streets and housing estate s feeding off. Cadoxton is home to two pub s, two newsagent s and a park located in the centre of the village. Also in the village there is a community centre, a church hall, a garden centre , a funeral home and a guest house lodging guest house . Cadoxton was once home to a brewery , but this has now closed and new housing areas have been built up, seemingly closing the boundary between the village and the town of Neath. Housing in Cadoxton is a mainly a mixture of relatively ... is Neath Golf Club, the course where past Ryder Cup player and captain Brian Huggett played ... waggy Cadoxton.htm Parish of Cadoxton Juxta Neath St.Catwg s ref is mentioned by famous Tramp Poet ... www.geograph.co.uk photos of Cadoxton juxta Neath and surrounding area coord 51.671 N 3.808 W display title Category Vale of Neath Category Villages in Neath Port Talbot NeathPortTalbot geo stub ... more details
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