Onllwyn
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| Onllwyn shown within Neath Port Talbot | |
| Population | 1,194 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SN842102 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEATH |
| Postcode district | SA10 |
| Dialling code | 01639 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Onllwyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɔnɬʊɨn]) is a small village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters.
First developed by the Romans, local village Banwen is confined to the Roman Road of Sarn Helen. There are two Roman forts and the remains of a Roman Road within the community.
Legend has it that St Patrick was born here and taken to Ireland after the area was raided by Irish raiders. A celebration and a march is held on March 17 to mark the event.
With over 200 years of coal mining behind it, the parish was once home to five pits that employed hundreds of men. Now all that remains is a coal washery and coal processing plant. On the route of the former Neath and Brecon Railway, a freight only routes exists to the coal washery from the South Wales Main Line at Neath.
Onllwyn was involved in several twentieth-century coal mining strikes which has brought the town media notoriety. The political, labour and cultural connections between Onllwyn and the American coal mining region known as Appalachia grew into an in-person cultural exchange in the 1970s. Musical acts were enjoyed at Onllwyn Miners' Welfare Hall in 1976, including a performance by The Strange Creek Singers featuring American musicians Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard, Mike Seeger, Tracy Schwartz, and Lamar Grier. The exchange was facilitated and filmed by Helen Lewis and John Gaventa.
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