Alltwen

Alltwen
Welsh: Pen yr Alltwen
The Triangle
Alltwen Alltwen shown within Neath Port Talbot
Population	2,327 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SN7203
Community	Cilybebyll
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEATH
Postcode district	SA8
Dialling code	01792
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Neath
Welsh Assembly	Neath
List of places UK Wales Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates: 51°42′54″N 3°50′46″W / 51.715°N 3.846°W / 51.715; -3.846

Alltwen (or Allt-wen) – meaning "white wooded slope" – is a village in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley. Alltwen is served by Alltwen Primary School and is home to rugby union club Alltwen RFC.

Notable residents

Alltwen was the home village of Ronnie James, British Lightweight Boxing Champion in the 1940s and World Title challenger in 1946. The Welsh character actress Rachel Thomas was born in the village and the film, television, and stage actress Siân Phillips also spent much of her childhood there.

Pubs and Clubs

Local pubs include:

The Butchers Arms
The Gwyn Arms
The Celtic Lodge
Clwb Rygbi Alltwen (Alltwen Rugby Club)

Government and politics

Allt-wen is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough and is a part of the community of Cilybebyll. The ward is bounded by Trebanos and Pontardawe to the northwest; Rhos to the northeast; Bryn-côch North to the southeast; Dyffryn to the south; and Clydach (in Swansea) to the southwest.

Most of Allt-wen consists of farmland and woods. The major settlement, occupying a strip of land in the north west of the ward is Alltwen village, which is part of the built-up area surrounding Pontardawe.

In the 2012 local council elections, the electoral turnout was 35.93%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
David Lewis	Labour	463	Labour hold
Huw Evans	Plaid Cymru	210

In 2013 Councillor Lewis lost his position in the council "cabinet",^[2] and subsequently changed his affiliation to "Independent Labour".

References

↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 April 2015.
↑ "Sacked councillor attacks leader in letter", South Wales Evening Post, 26 June 2013

External links

Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Communities	Aberavon Baglan Bay Blaengwrach Blaenhonddan Briton Ferry Bryn Cilybebyll Clyne Coedffranc Crynant Cwmavon Cwmllynfell Dyffryn Clydach Glyncorrwg Glynneath Gwaun-cae-Gurwen Margam Margam Moors Neath Onllwyn Pelenna Pontardawe Port Talbot Resolven Sandfields East Sandfields West Seven Sisters Tai Bach Tonna Ystalyfera

Towns and villages	Aberavon Aberdulais Abergarwed Alltwen Baglan Blaengwrach Blaenhoddan Cadoxton Cilfrew Cilybebyll Clyne Cwmgors Cwmllynfell Crynant Glynneath Godre'r Graig Goytre Groes Llangiwg Lonlas Lower Brynamman Margam Melincourt Falls Morfa Glas Neath Pontardawe Port Talbot Resolven Rhiwfawr Rhydyfro Seven Sisters Skewen Tairgwaith Tonna Ystalyfera

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Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot county borough

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Neath	Aberdulais Allt-Wen Blaengwrach Bryncoch North Bryncoch South Cadoxton Cimla Crynant Cwmllynfell Dyffryn Glynneath Godre'r Graig Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Lower Brynamman Neath East Neath North Neath South Onllwyn Pelenna Pontardawe Resolven Rhos Seven Sisters Tonna Trebanos Ystalyfera

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