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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.
The standard Welsh dictionary has detetrmined that the original name was Gwaun-cegyrwen, and that cegyrwen is a small white flower which must have grown on the common at one time. The English name is hemlock.
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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.
Gwaun Cae Gurwen. Home town where I lived early part of my Life at 7 Glwyd Road at the bottom of the Coal tips, looking out to Twyn yr Efail from the front of the house and the view of the coal tips from the field on the side of the house. There are 76 items in this collection. Gwaun-cae-gurwen, Ruins of Old Factory & Dam. 570. login to save.
The men of the Gwaun-cae-Gurwen and of neighbouring Cwmgorse who fell during both World Wars, aa well as one man who died on active service in 1974, are commemorated on the Gwaen-cae-Gurwen war memorial, which is situated on New Road, Gwaun-cae-Gurwen.
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May 5, 2000 · Gwaun-cae-gurwen village is situated at the north west of the county of West Glamorgan, is in the parish of Llangiwg, in the Caegurwen ward. To the north lies Brynamman, formerly Y Gwter Fawr, to the north east is Cwmllynfell, to the south east Ystalfera with Gwrhyd lying in between.
