Alltwen

Alltwen (or Allt-wen; translates to "white wooded slope") is a village in the Swansea Valley (Welsh: Cwmtawe) in Wales. Alltwen forms part of the community of Cilybebyll and is administered separately from adjoining Pontardawe on the opposite bank of the River Tawe.

Alltwen
  • Welsh: Pen yr Alltwen
Alltwen
Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population2,327 (2011)
OS grid referenceSN726034
Community
Principal area
  • Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county
  • West Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEATH
Postcode districtSA8
Dialling code01792
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Neath
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Neath

Alltwen is served by Alltwen Primary School and the village has a rugby union club, Alltwen RFC (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Alltwen).

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