Blaengwrach

Blaengwrach (/blnˈɡrɑːx/ blyne-GRAHKH, Welsh: [ˌblainˈɡwraːχ]) 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.

2km
1.2miles
Mynydd
Resolven
(383m)
Craig y Llyn
(600m)
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R E S O L V E N
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G L Y N C O R R W G
B L A E N G W R A C H
Mynnydd
Pen-y-Cae
(573m)
Wenallt Iron
foundry site
Open Cast mine
Map of Blaengwrach Community on the north-east edge of Neath Port Talbot County Borough.

Blaengwrach
Blaengwrach
Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population1,141 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSN868052
Principal area
  • Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county
  • West Glamorgan
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEATH
Postcode districtSA11
Dialling code01639
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Neath
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Neath
Councillors
  • Carolyn Edwards (Plaid Cymru)
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