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51.787125°N 3.878898°W. / 51.787125; -3.878898. Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen ( Welsh: Gwauncaegurwen) is a village and community in Neath Port Talbot, South West Wales. Historically a part of Glamorgan, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a parish made up of the electoral wards of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman .
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen es una localidad situada en el condado de Neath-Port Talbot, en Gales ( Reino Unido ), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 3141 habitantes. 1 . Se encuentra ubicada al sur de Gales, entre Swansea, al oeste, y Cardiff, al este, y al norte del canal de Brístol .
Gwaun Cae Gurwen > Area History. The story of Gwaun-Cae –Gurwen began in the 17th Century – It was was part of the Caegurwen Manor and was initially open common land surrounded by mountains. The meaning of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is ‘White Hemlock Moor’ and was once known as Gwaun Ceger Wen: Gwaun=Moor, Ceger/Cegyr=Hemlock, Wen=White.
The staff consisted of Miss Thomas, Blaengarnant, Miss Morris, Miss Bowen, Miss Davies and Mr. Fred Morgan. In those days as soon as a woman teacher married she had to leave her post. The 11 plus or the 'Scholarship' was in vogue, where unfairly, the future prospects of children were decided at the age of eleven.
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a village and community in Neath Port Talbot, South West Wales. Historically a part of Glamorgan, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a parish made up of the electoral wards of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman. Wikipedia. Photo: Geraint Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive.
5 de may. de 2000 · Learn about the history of Gwaun-cae-gurwen, a village in West Glamorgan, from the book The History of Pontardawe and District. Discover the geography, people, roads, canals, railways and industries of the area.
Caegurwen; "A joint hamlet with Blaenegal, in the parish of Llanguicke, hundred of Llangyvelach, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 9 1/2 miles (N) from Neath. The population is returned with the parish. It is situated on the border of Carmarthenshire, where the country is extremely wild and rugged, and near the right bank of the river Twrch."
