Brynamman
Sign in to saveBrynamman () is a village on the south side of the Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du), part of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog). The village is split into Upper Brynamman and Lower Brynamman by the River Amman, which is also the boundary between the counties of Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot (in the old county of Glamorganshire). Ruins of stone dwellings (possibly prehistoric), an early type of lime kiln and rectangular medieval buildings found on the mountain show that people have lived in this area for a long time. The population of Brynamman was 2,608
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Brynaman
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly1
- Neath
- UK place.official_name
- Brynamman
- UK place.community_wales
- Quarter Bach
- UK place.community_wales2
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Carmarthenshire
- UK place.unitary_wales2
- Neath Port Talbot
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Dyfed
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales2
- West Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caerfyrddin
- UK place.constituency_westminster1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Brynaman
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
- Population
- +2608
- Image
- Brynamman Post Office (Recreated) - geograph.org.uk - 308220.jpg
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Brynamman () is a village on the south side of the Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du), part of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog). The village is split into Upper Brynamman and Lower Brynamman by the River Amman, which is also the boundary between the counties of Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot (in the old county of Glamorganshire). Ruins of stone dwellings (possibly prehistoric), an early type of lime kiln and rectangular medieval buildings found on the mountain show that people have lived in this area for a long time. The population of Brynamman was 2,608 as of 2011; the urban area including Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen was 5,692.
Brynamman was previously known as Y Gwter Fawr (); The name was changed when the railway from Ammanford reached the village. George Borrow describes aspects of Gwter Fawr in the mid-19th century in his book Wild Wales published 1862. The current name is derived from "Brynamman House", the home of John Jones, builder of the railway.