Rhiwfawr

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Rhiwfawr is a village of just under 100 houses in the Swansea Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

Location

Most of the village is high upon a ridge overlooking

colliery

that has since been closed and returned to countryside. The village has been described as "a giant family".

Amenities

The hamlet had a primary school, a community or village hall, and a small Nonconformist chapel, now a residence. The road is now used to get to Cwmllynfell or the Gwrhyd mountain which leads to Rhyd-y-fro on the outskirts of Pontardawe.

Rhiwfawr is home to many Welsh language-speakers, mainly due to the Welsh-speaking school in its heart - Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Draddodiadol Rhiwfawr (English: Rhiwfawr Traditional Welsh Primary School). The school is attended by 30 - 40 children. The school celebrated its centenary in 2006. School now closed and is now residential.

External links

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Geography Wales

51°46′56″N 3°48′55″W / 51.7823°N 3.8154°W / 51.7823; -3.8154

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