Place:Cwmtwrch, Glamorgan, Wales

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Name	Cwmtwrch
Type	Village
Coordinates	51.779°N 3.791°W
Located in	Glamorgan, Wales ( - 1974)
Also located in	West Glamorgan, Wales (1974 - 1996)
	Neath Port Talbot, Wales ( - 1996)

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Cwmtwrch is a village in the valley of the Afon Twrch, a right-bank tributary to the Swansea Valley, some 15 miles north of Swansea.

Cwmtwrch has been split into two parts, "Upper Cwmtwrch" (Cwm Twrch Uchaf) and "Lower Cwmtwrch" (Cwm Twrch Isaf), due to the traversing of the now defunct railway line and road at two points requiring an upper and lower gate. The Upper and Lower tag is something that is the subject of humorous comment given the village's size and population.

The village lies in three counties Powys, Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot. The George IV Inn is built where the three counties meet, and this made it interesting in the past, due to different licensing hours between counties.

Nearby is the town of Ystradgynlais and villages of Ystradowen, Rhiwfawr and Ystalyfera.

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GENUKI on Glamorgan Lots of leads to other sources.

The first three maps are provided by A Vision of Britain through Time

A map of 1832 showing larger towns and some villages (not as good as the England county maps in this series).
Ordnance Survey map of Glamorgan illustrating the parishes, rural districts, urban districts and boroughs as revised to 1899.
A 1930s Ordnance Survey map of Glamorgan illustrating the parishes, rural districts, urban districts and boroughs as revised to 1944.

These maps were found on Wikimedia Commons

Glamorgan Administrative Map 1947 separating the various types of administrations with colour coding. These division were most likely in place until 1974.
A map of Wales outlining the prinicipal areas of Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan
A map of Wales outlining the prinicipal areas of West Glamorgan
A map of the Vale of Glamorgan principal area with the western part of Cardiff included

These maps of Glamorgan post-1974 were found on another site and are very useful for sorting out the up-to-date geography of the area

A map of West Glamorgan showing the two principal areas and the towns located in them.
A map of South Glamorgan showing the two principal areas and the towns located in them.
A map of Bridgend, Merthyr and Rhondda showing the three principal areas and the towns located in them. The description states that this is "formerly part of Mid Glamorgan".
A map of Caerphilly, Blaenau and Torfean showing the three principal areas and the towns located in them.