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Cwmavon in the Parish of Michaelston-super-Avon
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"CWM AVON, a populous hamlet, situated in the lower hamlet of the parish of Michaelstone, Super-Avon, distant about one mile and a half from Aberavon, and two miles from Port-Talbot, and is connected therewith by a railway, the property of the Governors and Co. of Copper Mines in England - nearly the whole of the hamlet is occupied by the copper, iron, tin-plate and other works and collieries belonging to the above Company. ... More " [Slaters Commercial Directory, 1858-1859]
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- Cwm Avon and Oakwood collieries
1874-1901: miscellaneous records
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff]
For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
Non Conformist Registers
Nonconformist Registers Deposited | |||||
Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref | Deposited/ Copies |
Seion, Congregational | 1822-1837 | - | 1760-1769 | SS 77489186 | PRO |
Seion, Congregational | - | 1908-1988 | - | SS 77489186 | WGAS |
English Wesleyan | - | 1938-1971 | - | SS 78359226 | WGAS |
WGRO - West Glamorgan Archive Service
PRO - Public Record Office, London
A panoramic view of the Cwm-avon valley with a river and a bridge in the centre. A horse-drawn wagon is in the foreground. - on the People's Collection Wales site
The transcription of the section for Cwmavon from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Cwmavon in the Parish of Michaelston-super-Avon to another place.
Cwmavon - List of Residents in c1850 Contributed by Bryan Richards
A Labour meeting at Cwmavon 1929 - on the People's Collection Wales site
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SS781923 (Lat/Lon: 51.616286, -3.762054), Cwmavon in the Parish of Michaelston-super-Avon which are provided by:
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Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Industrial Records: collieries Including " .............Cwmavon & Oakwood Collieries 1878-1901..................."
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Cwmavon School records " ........ including log books, 1863-1965; photocopies [late 20th century] of admission registers, 1874-1892."
- Tymaen School log books 1888-1910 Tymaen Infants School was situated in Cwmavon