Alltwen

Alltwen Welsh: Pen yr Alltwen
File:Alltwen swales.jpg The Triangle
Alltwen Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population	2,327 (2011)
OS grid reference	SN7203
Community	Cilybebyll
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Preserved 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
UK Parliament	Neath
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Neath

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. Justin Tipuric Wales and Ospreys flanker was born in the village before moving to Trebanos as a child.

Pubs and Clubs

Local pubs include:

• The Butchers Arms
• The Gwyn Arms
• The New 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 2017 local council elections, the electoral turnout was 36.5%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Chris Jones	Labour	394	Labour hold
Sioned Williams	Plaid Cymru	347
Jacob Jones	Conservative	109

External links

• The History of Pontardawe by John E Morgan [Hirfryn] 1911
• Alltwen Primary School
• South Wales Travel Guide - Welsh Holiday Cottages
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Alltwen and surrounding area