Pontardawe
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Pontardawe is a town and a community in the lower Swansea Valley. It had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish, and forms part of the county borough of Neath Por
Looking north over Pontardawe
The Swansea Canal and the spire of the Church of St Peter
Pontardawe from the Graig above Alltwen
Three bridges at Pontardawe. The old stone bridge was built by William Edwards of Eglwsilan
Ystalyfera
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Ystalyfera is a former industrial village and community in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about 13 miles northeast of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary auth
Pontardawe
…had been opened nearly 30 years earlier to transport the coal down the lower part of the valley to the Swansea docks. It was extended to Pontardawe and Ystalyfera in 1861, and to Brynamman in 1863. On 1 October 1873, the SVR opened a branch from Ynysygeinon, near Ystalyfera, to Coelbren on the Neath and Brecon…
Ystalyfera from Varteg Hill
Swansea Canal Aqueduct at Ystalyfera