Pontardawe
Sign in to savePontardawe () 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 Port Talbot.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_name
- Pontardawe view.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Looking north over Pontardawe
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Neath
- UK place.official_name
- Pontardawe
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Neath Port Talbot
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- West Glamorgan
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- UK place.post_town
- SWANSEA
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA8-SA9
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01792
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SN721040
- UK place.population
- 7,938
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Landmarks
- Politics
- Music and arts
- Retail
- Notable people
- Sports and recreation
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Further education
- Twinning
- See also
- Notes
- External links
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 Port Talbot.
On the opposite bank of the River Tawe is the village of Alltwen, part of the community of Cilybebyll, and is administered separately from Pontardawe. The town is at the crossroads of the A474 road and the A4067 road.