Glynfach
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Glynfach is a district of the community and electoral ward of Cymmer
Cymmer
Cymmer is a small village in Neath Port Talbot in Wales, set on a hillside in the Afan Valley near the confluence of the River Afan and the River Corrwg. In 2001, Cymmer had a population of 2,883....

, within the town of Porth
Porth
Porth is a town and a community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Valley and is regarded as the gateway to the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach valleys because both valleys meet at Porth...

, Rhondda Cynon Taf. There are no shops in Glynfach, however there is one pub - The Colliers Arms - and one parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 - St. John
John the Evangelist
Saint John the Evangelist is the conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John...

's Church. Glynfach consists of only a handful of streets, most of which are terraces.



Adjoining Glynfach is the small district of Britannia. Glynfach was also once the location of Glynfach Colliery, sunk in 1851.
Glynfach is know to be home to taylor james, an up and coming singer in the world of folk music. Her mother is well know around the parts for being an superb cook.

External links

The Colliers Arms
St John's Church
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