Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom


🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontardawe is a town and a community in the Swansea Valley (Cwmtawe) in Wales. It comprises the electoral wards of Pontardawe and Trebanos. A town council is elected. Pontardawe forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot. On the opposite bank of the River Tawe, the village of Alltwen, part of the community of Cilybebyll, is administered separately from Pontardawe, but has close ties to the town. Pontardawe is at the crossroads of the A474 road and the A4067 road. Pontardawe came into existence as a small settlement on the north-western bank of the Tawe where the drovers' road from Neath and Llandeilo crossed the river to go up the valley to Brecon.
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Pontardawe has a population of over 6,832 people. Pontardawe also forms part of the wider Neath Port Talbot District which has a population of over 462,000 people.

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  • William John Hadley |

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Architect William John Hadley is associated with Pontardawe. He was a Member of the Society of Architects (MSA).

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