Cymmer while today is considered to be a district of 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, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

, prior to the establishment of Porth as the main urban settlement in the area, the position of both communities were largely reversed, Cymmer being so named because of being located at the 'confluence' of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach river valleys. Cymmer comprises the sub districts of Glynfach

Glynfach

Glynfach is a district of the community and electoral ward of Cymmer, within the town of Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. There are no shops in Glynfach, however there is one pub - The Colliers Arms - and one parish church - St. John's Church...

 and Britannia. Neighbouring settlements are Trebanog

Trebanog

Trebanog is a village lying on the southernmost outskirts of the Rhondda Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located off the A4233 road between Porth the unoficial capital of the Rhondda, and the town of Tonyrefail which is at the head of the Ely Valley...

 and Llwyncelyn

Llwyncelyn

Llwyncelyn is a district of Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf.Consisting of five long terraces and two modern housing developments, Llwyncelyn is the home of one shop and a parish church, St...

. Cymmer is also the name given for the electoral ward comprising the villages 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....

, Trehafod

Trehafod

Trehafod is a village in the Rhondda Valley between Porth and Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, although in administrative terms is split between the electoral division of Cymmer to the West and Rhondda to the East...

(W), Trebanog, Britannia and Glynfach.

Several collieries were sunk in the vicinity of Cymmer, namely - Cymmer Colliery (Old No. 1 Pit) (1847), Glynfach Colliery (1851), New Cymmer Colliery (1855), Upper Cymmer Colliery (1851) and Ty-Newydd Colliery (1852), not to mention the several other collieries of Porth and Trehafod. It was the site of an 1856 mining accident

Mining accident

A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals.Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year, especially in the processes of coal mining and hard rock mining...

 in which 114 were killed.

Amenities

There are three different schools in Cymmer: Cymmer Infant School

Infant school

An Infant school is a term used primarily in the United Kingdom for school for children between the ages of four and seven years. It is usually a small school serving a particular locality....

, Cymmer Junior School

Junior school

A junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....

 and Ysgol Gyfun Y Cymer. Cymmer offers facilities for young people; there are youth club

Youth club

A youth club or youth social club is a place where young people can meet and enjoy activities such as football, soccer, basketball, table tennis, or video games, and other religious, sports activities are frequently sponsored by a community center....

s for both Welsh-speaking and English-speaking teenagers. There are 4 pubs: The Colliers, The Rhondda Hotel, the Cymmer Club and the Pioneer Club.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cymmer and surrounding area