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Tucked into the narrow convergence of the Afan and Corrwg valleys, Cymmer - whose name literally means 'confluence' - serves as the historic gateway to the upper reaches of the Afan Valley. Life here is defined by the steep, forested hillsides that hem the village in, a landscape that has shifted from a bustling railway hub transporting coal to Port Talbot into a premier destination for mountain biking and hill walking. It is a practical village with its own primary school, a local medical centre, and several small shops that serve the surrounding Afan Forest Park. While it feels remote and deeply quiet, the A4107 provides a direct route down to the M4 and the shopping centres of Neath and Port Talbot in about fifteen to twenty minutes. The legacy of the industrial age is still visible in the impressive stone viaduct that spans the valley floor, but today the air is clear and the sound of the river is more prominent than the trains that once defined the village’s rhythm.