Cyngor Cymuned
Cwmllynfell a Rhiwfawr
Community Council
Cymuned wledig yw Cwmllynfell ar ffin ddwyreiniol Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog. Mae’n 3 milltir o Gwm Tawe a thua 17 milltir i’r gogledd o ddinas Abertawe ac 11 milltir o gyffordd 45 traffordd yr M4. Hon yw’r ward leiaf ym Mwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot gyda phoblogaeth o 1,123 (Cyfrifiad 2001). Mae’r iaith Gymraeg yn cael ei siarad yn eang yng Nghwmllynfell ac mae bron 70% o’r preswylwyr yn gallu siarad, darllen ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg.
Er ei bod yn gymuned fach, mae llawer o gyfleusterau a gwasanaethau ar gael yng Nghwmllynfell. Ceir ysgol gynradd Gymraeg, cylch Cwmllynfell newydd i blant hyd at 3 oed, sawl capel, 2 neuadd gymunedol ffyniannus, neuadd pensiynwyr, llyfrgell, fferyllfa, archfarchnad fach, swyddfa’r post a chigydd. Mae gan Gwmllynfell glwb rygbi a chae chwarae, lawnt bowls awyr agored a thri maes chwarae i blant. Mae llawer o lwybrau cerdded yn yr ardal sy’n mynd ar hyd nentydd, drwy goetir ac ar draws gweundir.
Cwmllynfell and Rhiwfawr is a rural community located on the western boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is 3 miles from the Swansea Valley and about 17 miles north of Swansea City and 11 miles from Junction 45 of the M4 Motorway. It is the smallest ward in Neath Port Talbot County Borough with a population of 1,123 (2001 Census). The Welsh language is widely spoken in Cwmllynfell and Rhiwfawr, with almost 70% of residents who can speak, read and write Welsh.
Although a small community, there are many facilities and services in Cwmllynfell. There is a Welsh Medium Primary School – YGG Cwmllynfell, an early years cylch chwarae setting for up to 3 yr olds, several chapels, 2 thriving community halls, chemist, mini supermarket and Post Office. Cwmllynfell has its own RFC and pitch, an outdoor bowling green, two children’s playground and a skate/multi ball park. Rhiwfawr also has a brand new community playground. There are many footpaths in the area that follow streams, pass through woodland and across moorland.
(All images appear on this website are courtesy of Cellan Evans and Carl Williams)